Private Equity
US private equity firm Colony Capital has agreed to buy oil refining and distribution company Tamoil from the Libyan government for €4 billion. It is the biggest private equity deal to date for an African-owned company – trumping Bain Capital’s $3.5 billion buyout of Edgars in February.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Former Merrill Lynch property pro Michael Nash has joined Blackstone as a senior managing director in the firm’s real estate group.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
US venture capital firm Mayfield has stepped up its India focus with the appointment of two local investment professionals and a new office in Mumbai.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Former Merrill Lynch property pro Michael Nash has joined Blackstone as a senior managing director in the firm’s real estate group.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Washington DC-based Emerging Capital Partners has completed the latest of a series of profitable exits from its pioneering African investment program.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A leading pensions expert has defended London-listed Electra Private Equity, after the listed trust became the latest target for activist trade unions following a reduction in pension benefits for ex-employees of its portfolio company Lil-lets.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Former Merrill Lynch property pro Michael Nash has joined Blackstone as a senior managing director in the firm’s real estate group.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Actis Capital’s bid for Alexander Forbes has reportedly gained shareholder acceptance, after raising its bid twice and offering to keep a quarter of the company listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
Washington DC-based Emerging Capital Partners has completed the latest of a series of profitable exits from its pioneering African investment program.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Washington DC-based Emerging Capital Partners has completed the latest of a series of profitable exits from its pioneering African investment program.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
