Private Equity
Favourable investment conditions have brought to market Italy’s first-ever SPAC.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm has two offices in China, but legal issues and a lack of financing make it hard to source deals in the country, says co-CEO Rodger Krouse.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The CEO and managing partner of FountainVest shares with PEI Asia his views on the trends witnessed in Chinese private equity in 2010 and his expectations for 2011.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund is lending $25m to O3b Networks, an internet satellite company, which has also attracted equity commitments from Internet search provider Google and North Bridge Venture Partners.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Citi Infrastructure Investors has acquired a 75% stake in DP World Australia, which operates five container ports, valued at A$1.5bn. Citi will fund the deal, which is set to close in the first half of 2011, with A$530m of debt and the balance in equity.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Hong Kong-based firm will invest up to HK$720m for a minority stake in die-casting machine manufacturer L.K. Technology.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The UK-based development finance institution has committed $30m to the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 2, which is trying to raise $600m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
GIC, Centerbridge and Oaktree are also said to be bidding for the assets of the ailing Australian property investment firm.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Hong Kong-based firm hit its hard-cap in just five months, turning away $1bn in over-subscriptions.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The mid-market firm has exited its 2006 investment in Camelot, a behavioral health and alternative education company, in a deal estimated at under $100m.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
