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TPG, Bain, Goldman exit Burger King as 3G pays $4bn
02 Sep 2010
Private equity firms TPG, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have sold their 31 per cent stake in Burger King as the global hamburger chain is picked up by investment firm 3G Capital.
3i cooking up Burger King deal
01 Sep 2010
FTSE-listed private equity firm 3i is among the private equity firms eyeing Burger King, the world's second-largest hamburger chain, according to the Wall Street Journal.
EnCap Investments targets $3.5bn for energy fund
31 Aug 2010
US oil and gas private equity investor EnCap Investments is targeting $3.5bn for a new fund to invest in and create domestic energy companies, according to the Dallas Business Journal.
Institutional Venture Partners closes late-stage VC fund on $750m
31 Aug 2010
Late stage growth equity investor Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) has closed its seventh fund on $750m. The oversubscribed fund represents a $150m increase on the firm's previous fund, which closed...
CalPERS senior alternatives investment officer resigns
31 Aug 2010
A senior investment officer for US pension fund the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has resigned in the midst of a fraud probe into the activities of some of the fund's former...
Court Square picks up Fibertech for $500m
26 Aug 2010
Nautic Partners and Norwest sell medical manufacturer company Gaymar Industries for $150m
25 Aug 2010
Riverside makes 68 per cent IRR on CLC exit
25 Aug 2010
Abraaj opens Palestinian office
17 Aug 2010
Abraaj Capital, the largest private equity house in the Middle East, has opened a Palestinian office in the West Bank city of Ramallah and hired a manager for a $50m SME-focused fund.
Oaktree agrees to DIC-led Almatis debt restructure
04 Aug 2010
Just days after it emerged that Oaktree Capital Management was prepping a counter-proposal for the restructuring of debt-ridden German aluminium company Almatis, the distressed investor has reached an...
Emerging markets PE investment returning to health in 2010
04 Aug 2010
Post-crisis private equity investment in emerging markets is climbing its way back to health, with $13bn put into companies for the first half of this year, up 55 per cent on the same period in 2009, according...
Ninety per cent of LPs want exposure to "green" investments
20 Jul 2010
“Green” private equity is on top of the agenda, with more than 90 per cent of institutional investors claiming they want exposure to the sector, according to new research.
US agency to invest in MENA PE funds
02 Jul 2010
As part of President Obama’s intention to develop relations with the Muslim world, a US trade agency will invest up to $455m in five private equity funds in the Middle East and North Africa, according...
Gulf Capital plans $373m Saudi investment spree
24 Jun 2010
Investcorp sues Sophos over Apax deal
08 Jun 2010
HarbourVest in Saudi secondaries deal
13 May 2010
Asset manager Galtere targets $1bn for private equity agribusiness investment
01 Sep 2010
US-registered investment manager Galtere has launched a private equity initiative targeting agribusiness opportunities in Australia, Brazil and Uruguay.
US private equity firm Carlyle takes stake in Brazilian lingerie company Scalina
31 Aug 2010
US private equity firm Carlyle has taken a stake in Scalina, Brazil's largest manufacturer and retailer of woman's hosiery and lingerie. Terms were not disclosed, but the firm reportedly paid out BRL215m...
First Pacific-specific PE fund lands final exit with sale of helicopter business
11 Aug 2010
Pioneering private equity vehicle the Kula Fund, the first to invest specifically in the Pacific islands, has landed its final exit with the sale of Papua New Guinean helicopter support service provider...
Emerging markets PE investment returning to health in 2010
04 Aug 2010
Post-crisis private equity investment in emerging markets is climbing its way back to health, with $13bn put into companies for the first half of this year, up 55 per cent on the same period in 2009, according...
Carlyle picks up Brazil healthcare company Qualicorp
20 Jul 2010
US private equity firm Carlyle has agreed to buy Brazilian healthcare services provider Qualicorp to capitalise on the country’s growing middle class services sector.
Aureos in Mexico low-income housing scheme
07 Jul 2010
IGNIA Latin America fund closes on $102m
23 Jun 2010
JPMorgan in talks to take over Brazilian PE firm
21 Jun 2010
Former UBS banker preps two Brazilian PE funds
11 Jun 2010
Apax makes debut Brazil investment
10 May 2010
Darby takes $20m stake in Brazil grain port
29 Apr 2010
European VC firm Prime Technology Ventures sells Nedstat stake to comScore
02 Sep 2010
European venture capital firm Prime Technology Ventures has sold its stake in web analytics and video measurement tool developer Nedstat to internet audience measurement services company comScore.
Crédit Agricole PE acquires Exclusive Networks
02 Sep 2010
The private equity arm of French retail banking group Crédit Agricole has acquired a 69 per cent stake in Exclusive Networks, a distributor of business-to-business IT security software.
Mid-market private equity firm LDC scales Mountain Warehouse deal
02 Sep 2010
Mid-market private equity firm LDC, a division of the UK's Lloyds Banking Group, has taken a significant minority stake in Mountain Warehouse, a retailer of outdoor clothing and equipment.
Private equity firms vie for London-Channel Tunnel rail link
01 Sep 2010
A huddle of private equity firms are jostling for prime position as the high-speed rail network linking London to the Channel Tunnel rolls into the platform, according to reports.
Millennium Private Equity invests in Islamic cleantech bond
01 Sep 2010
Millennium Private Equity (MPE), which is owned by Dubai Islamic Bank and United Gulf Bank, has invested in an Islamic bond issued by clean technology development company International Innovative Technologies...
3i tipped to sell Global Energy Services
01 Sep 2010
Cleantech Invest partially exits SiC Processing
27 Aug 2010
Ratos readies Bisnode for sale
26 Aug 2010
Lazard's Australian private equity arm exits Dun & Bradstreet Australia
01 Sep 2010
The Australian private equity arm of investment bank Lazard has sold credit monitoring business Dun & Bradstreet Australia for A$239m ($209m).
Asset manager Galtere targets $1bn for private equity agribusiness investment
01 Sep 2010
US-registered investment manager Galtere has launched a private equity initiative targeting agribusiness opportunities in Australia, Brazil and Uruguay.
Trade buyer could take PE-owned Tegel Foods in fowl play
20 Aug 2010
Tegel Foods, a New Zealand food firm and former subsidiary of Heinz, has reportedly appointed advisers to evaluate its strategic options, and if sold would represent an exit for Australasian private equity...
Telstra lines up Apax, General Atlantic for website sale if IPO fails
13 Aug 2010
Telstra, Australia’s largest phone company, has said that if it does not manage to complete an initial public offering of Chinese real estate website SouFun it will sell its majority stake to two private...
Emerging markets PE investment returning to health in 2010
04 Aug 2010
Post-crisis private equity investment in emerging markets is climbing its way back to health, with $13bn put into companies for the first half of this year, up 55 per cent on the same period in 2009, according...
New Zealand’s PE-owned Yellow Pages on the block
23 Jul 2010
CHAMP puts Healthcare Australia up for sale
21 Jul 2010
Carlyle-TPG partnership wins Healthscope auction
19 Jul 2010
Providence takes the lead in Study Group auction
23 Jun 2010
Navis Capital-led consortium shops for Carrefour Southeast Asia assets
02 Sep 2010
A consortium led by Malaysian private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has bid for some of the Southeast Asian assets of global supermarket chain Carrefour, according to reports.
Everstone Capital to raise $350m India logistics fund
31 Aug 2010
Everstone Capital, the India-focused private equity and real estate investor founded by two former Goldman Sachs executives, is seeking to raise up to $350m to invest in warehouses in India, according...
L Capital Asia tries on Hong Kong's Emperor Watch & Jewellery
31 Aug 2010
A private equity fund backed by French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH has made its third investment in Asia.
China Banks’ private equity links to be scrutinised by regulator
27 Aug 2010
The exposure of Chinese banks to private equity is to be scrutinised by an industry regulator to ensure banks have taken steps to avoid risk, according to reports.
Venture-backed social networking company bought by China’s Tencent
24 Aug 2010
A venture-backed Chinese social media company has been acquired by Tencent, China’s largest online game operator and instant messaging provider.
TPG launches $740m Shanghai fund
23 Aug 2010
Blackstone has $1bn for India’s energy sector
18 Aug 2010
Navis $100m away from $1.2bn fund close
11 Aug 2010
Gobi to manage China-Singapore VC fund
09 Aug 2010
Africa’s AFIG backs Ecobank with $14m
30 Jul 2010
Advanced Finance & Investment Group, an Africa-focused private equity firm, has agreed to make a $14m investment, consisting of equity and convertible bonds, in three subsidiaries of Ecobank Transnational...
Actis banks on card payments in Africa with latest acquisition
27 Jul 2010
Actis, an emerging markets private equity firm, is banking on Africa’s transition from a cash-based society to one led by electronic payments with the management buy-out of Mediterranean Smart Cards...
Emerging Capital Partners closes Africa fund on $613m
26 Jul 2010
Emerging Capital Partners, a private equity firm which invests in Africa, has held the final close of its latest fund on $613m, having hoped to raise $1bn.
Ninety per cent of LPs want exposure to "green" investments
20 Jul 2010
“Green” private equity is on top of the agenda, with more than 90 per cent of institutional investors claiming they want exposure to the sector, according to new research.
US agency to invest in MENA PE funds
02 Jul 2010
As part of President Obama’s intention to develop relations with the Muslim world, a US trade agency will invest up to $455m in five private equity funds in the Middle East and North Africa, according...
Firth defects to Bank of America Merrill Lynch
07 May 2010
Silk Invest launches Africa Food Fund
07 Apr 2010
