Private Equity
The US-headquartered firm bought a portion of its stake in Delhi-based Dr Lal Pathlabs from previous investor Sequoia Capital.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund will acquire a company with a 20-year contract to reconstruct and maintain highways in the Mexican state of Durango. The firm has also placed Macquarie executives Martin Stanley and Chris Leslie on its board.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The Chinese capital has reportedly joined Shanghai in securing the necessary backing from China’s central government to launch a currency conversion programme for offshore LPs. Further detail on Shanghai’s QFLP scheme has also emerged.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Dhiraj Poddar will bring the Mumbai-based investment team at the US mid-market firm to four.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Property group AMB, Artha Capital, Mexico Retail Properties and Prudential Financial’s Mexican unit will seek to raise about $1.28bn via the Mexican Stock Exchange. State-backed infrastructure fund Fonadin will invest $253m in the funds, with the rest expected to come primarily from local pension funds.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
It has been reported that China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange has allowed the Shanghai government to greenlight the conversion of $3bn into RMB for investment into private equity funds. Whether this money will be treated as local capital still remains unclear.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The firm’s latest MENA vehicle, the first of its kind, opens up certain sectors for Gulf-based LPs in Carlyle’s $500m MENA fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Analysis from KPMG’s Corporate Finance group finds that private equity players are becoming more active as Canada’s M&A sector seems poised for a turnaround.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The asset management firm being spun-off by Morgan Stanley has closed its debut direct lending fund on more than $1bn, the firm’s largest ever fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Deal flow picked up in 2010 and ‘momentum’ is carrying into 2011 for firms to find attractive deals, says Gary Crittenden, managing director at Huntsman Gay.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
