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Beltone, Kenana to pour $1bn into agriculture infrastructure

The investment bank's private equity arm has teamed with the Khartoum-based sugar company to invest in large-scale infrastructure projects in the Sudanese and Egyptian agriculture sectors.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Investindustrial nears €100m close on LP-friendly annex fund

The Southern European buy-and-build specialist is giving LPs greater control over investments made by the fund, which will support add-ons for Fund III portfolio companies.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR writes to ‘nil’ some $4bn in equity

While the equity in Capmark Financial and ProSiebenSat is valued at or near zero, the mega-firm wrote up several investments, including IPO-bound Dollar General.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Montagu scores 2x with sale to Silverfleet

Sausage casing maker Kalle has now passed to its third private equity owner in a €213m deal. Bank of Ireland led the €113m financing.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Nova, FF&P to buy Shanghai-based optics company

The UK-based private equity firms will acquire Oerlikon Optics’ assets in China, the US, Japan, Taiwan and Liechtenstein.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone, Fortress chiefs criticise FDIC proposals

Tony James and Wes Edens have each said during earnings calls this week that their firms are eager to do US bank deals, but warned proposed FDIC policies may deter investment.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Montagu tests market for £300m Survitec exit

The UK-based private equity firm is looking to sell the business that supplies safety equipment to armed forces around the world.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

GMT’s Primesight in advertising bolt-on

The communications-focused private equity firm has doubled the size of Primesight, its UK-based outdoor advertising business.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Banks to take control of Carlyle’s IMO Car Wash

The UK’s high court took a conservative approach to valuing the struggling company, which will wipe out the junior lenders and equity holders.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Australian government backs 11 VC funds

Divergent Capital and Starfish Ventures are among the firms receiving a combined total of A$64 million for follow-on investments.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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