Private Equity
The pan-African specialist will take board seats on Finagestion, a water and power supplier for Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Former BHP Billiton executive will join Denham’s London office to focus on mining investments.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Asia-focused Olympus has teamed with US venture firm Bessemer on a $55m investment in Orient Green Global.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The emerging markets-focused firm has already invested 12% of the fund, which will limit its use of leverage to deals in South Africa and Southeast Asia.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The acquisition of waste management group EnviroServ is reportedly the largest public-to-private transaction in South Africa this year.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Gregory Robinson-Kok will take over from the interim chief executive in office since Franklin Templeton acquired a 49% interest in the Vietnamese fund manager.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The asset manager, an independently managed subsidiary of Cargill, has partnered with energy technology firm White Energy on a $101m joint venture.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The Sowood Capital spin-out aims to help address the South African energy crisis by backing BioTherm Energy, a South African company that specialises in turning waste to energy. The investment could help supply as many as 500,000 households with alternative energy.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The West- and Central African-focused firm has invested an undisclosed amount in Dorman Long Engineering, a Nigerian oil and gas services provider. In May, Travant held a $107m first close on its debut fund, which is targeting $300m in commitments.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The development-focused fund of funds has received a revised investment remit from its shareholder the UK Government, which will redirect investment from China and Latin America to Sub-Saharan Africa.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
