Private Equity
The emerging markets specialist plans to expand Mo’men Group for Foods throughout Northern Africa and the Persian Gulf. The deal is Actis' second food-related acquisition in Egypt after investing in halawi and tahina maker El-Rashidi El-Mizan.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The emerging markets specialist has partnered with Old Mutual Investment Group to acquire energy and electrical engineering company Alstom South Africa.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Richard Laing, chief executive of the UK government’s fund of funds investor in emerging markets, says the mission to reduce poverty is central to CDC’s investment thesis. Latest commitments to Indian managers underline the strategy.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
Reliance Capital, a part of the Anil Ambani-led Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, is set to raise capital to invest in India's services, logistics, real estate and pharmaceutical sectors.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The region, often the site of political instability, has in the past month been home to several positive developments for private equity.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
The Africa-focussed firm made proceeds of some $99m in a private placement preceding Starcomms’ listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Emerging markets focussed-Actis also exited its investment in the company.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The pan-African investor, nearing full deployment of its first independently raised fund, is betting that the East African nation’s biggest saltwater lake can produce four million tons of salt by 2012. The fresh capital will be used for buying equipment and facility renovations.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The UK government’s emerging markets investment unit’s total committed investment in Africa reaches $2.6bn.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The joint venture between Dutch and Kenyan entrepreneurs and a Dutch development organisation is looking to generate a financial and social return in East Africa.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud’s investment company is the cornerstone investor in Kingdom’s second pan-African fund, which is targeting $500m. The firm is looking to back businesses operating in more than one country.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
