Global growth equity firm General Atlantic has acquired a minority stake in Aceco TI, a company focused on the design and maintenance of data centers in Brazil and Latin America. The partnership will provide capital and strategic advice for the company as it continues to grow in the region. Read More
Eastgate Capital Group, the private equity fund management arm of Saudi Arabia’s NCB Capital, has invested in Fabeks Diş Ticaret A.Ş. (Silk & Cashmere), a Turkey-based retail apparel company, through its MENA Direct Equity Fund for a 49.8 percent equity stake. The capital will be used to facilitate the… Read More
NetJets Inc., a private aviation company owned by Berkshire Hathaway, has announced plans for a new joint venture to bring their services to China. NetJets China Business Aviation Limited will be a joint venture between NetJets Inc. and a consortium of Chinese investors led by Hong Capital subsidiary Hony… Read More
India-focused private equity firm ChrysCapital has reportedly raised US$500 million for a new fund. This is the first fund since the firm announced that Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director Ashish Dhawan will leave the firm later this year. ChrysCapital is purported to have raised capital from a variety of… Read More
Riyada Enterprise Development (RED) has announced its intent to acquire a 50 percent stake in The Entertainer, a consumer services company that offers two-for-one discount vouchers for merchants in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Cyprus. RED is a targeted US$650 million high growth small- and… Read More
China-based private equity fund Vision Knight Capital has invested in Allyes Group, a provider of integrated digital marketing solutions in China that is majority-owned by global technology-focused investor Silver Lake Partners. David Wei, Vision Knight Capital’s Chairman and Founding Partner, joined Allyes’ Board of Directors in December 2011. Financial… Read More
China and Brazil funds dominate with more than 60% of capital raised. Brazil raises record US$7 billion, five times the 2010 total. Emerging Asia and Latin America capture 82% of total EM PE investment. Washington, D.C.: Emerging markets funds continue to capture a larger slice of the global private equity… Read More
By most measures, China has emerged as the destination of choice for investors in emerging markets private equity. However, the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape and mushrooming of new funds have left ample opportunity for confusion and misunderstanding. This article clarifies the different types of private equity activity taking place in… Read More
Approximately 300 delegates convened at the inaugural Private Equity in Southern Africa conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 1 February 2012. The leadership summit, hosted by EMPEA, FT Business, and the South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), drew senior fund managers and institutional investors from… Read More
Matthew Denning and Samantha Rosenstock, both of whom are Vice Presidents, Senior Research Analysts within PineBridge Investments’ Hedge Fund Solutions Group, analyze the diversification benefits of emerging markets and argue that investors seeking emerging markets exposure, and willing to assume the increased risks of alternative investment strategies, should consider… Read More
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