Private Equity
Venture capitalists have made a number of recent investments in news-related blogs, hoping that the promise of big revenue and low cost pans out. Dave Keating reports.
4 min read · 03 January 2013
French mid-market firm Pragma Capital has acquired Barclays Private Equity’s 80 percent stake in La Croissanterie, France’s second-largest sandwich chain.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Avista Capital Partners has committed $50 million to London-based Celtique Energie Limited to develop and explore onshore basins in Europe and Africa.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
The global private equity firm has acquired a major clothing retailer in Mexico for $200 million. The deal includes $90 million in cash-flow based debt.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Silicon Valley-based Sequoia Capital has merged with India and US-focused venture capital firm WestBridge Capital Partners.
1 min read · 31 December 2012
US buyout group KKR has entered into its first investment in India in a big splash, acquiring the software business of Flextronic International for $900 million.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Driven by strong macroeconomic performance and well developed corporate governance standards, GPs in South Africa’s private equity industry are feeling bullish. Judy Kuan reports.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
Los Angeles- and New York-based Qualia Capital has agreed to take over Gaylord Films and Rysher Entertainment in a reported $100m deal. The transaction represents private equity’s continued drive into the entertainment space.
2 min read · 31 December 2012
India’s VC market has become increasingly crowded, with Intel being the most recent investor to announce plans for further investment in the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) industry. By Judy Kuan.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
The Asia-focused private equity arm of JP Morgan Partners has acquired the South African building services company in the country’s largest buyout to date.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
