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CVC Capital Partners Sells StarBev to Molson Coors Brewing Company (CEE/CIS)
Global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has announced its sale of StarBev to Molson Coors Brewing Company for EUR2.65 billion (US$3.47 billion). Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Prague, Czech Republic, StarBev operates nine breweries in Central and Eastern Europe. CVC invested US$1.2 billion in StarBev L.P. for it to acquire AB-InBev’s CEE brewing assets in December 2009. The transaction… Read More
Joussour Holding Company Announces the Sale of its Stake in Ghani Glass Limited (MENA)
Denham Capital Closes US$3 Billion Energy and Resources-Focused Private Equity Fund (Global)
Energy and resources-focused global private equity firm Denham Capital Management has announced the closing of its sixth fund, having raised US$3 billion in third-party commitments from foundations, endowments, public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and family offices. Denham Commodity Partners Fund VI was oversubscribed, exceeding its original target of US$2.5 billion. The fund will invest in companies and… Read More
Navis to Take Adampak Private in US$110.7 Million Buyout (Asia)
South and Southeast Asia-focused private equity investor Navis Capital Partners has offered to purchase Adampak Limited, a Singapore-listed producer of labels, nameplates and die-cut parts, for approximately US$88 million. The bid is being made through investment holding company Safe Label Group and Navis has requested the right to seek a voluntary delisting of the company. Separately, Navis has reportedly acquired… Read More
Advent International Invests in CARE Hospitals (Asia)
Global private equity firm Advent International has announced it will invest US$105 million of equity capital in India-based CARE Hospitals—a multi-specialty hospital chain—by acquiring shares from some of the company’s existing investors and injecting additional capital into the business. The capital will be used to help the business consolidate its position in the healthcare sector. Read More
Conduit Capital Partners Agrees to Sell its Remaining Interest in Kuntur to Odebrecht (Latin America)
Conduit Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on energy infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean, has announced its agreement to sell its remaining interest in the Peruvian pipeline project Gasoducto Andina del Sur (Kuntur) to Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction conglomerate. The project consists of an integrated 1,100 kilometer gas pipeline that will transport natural gas from the… Read More
Aureos-Managed Africa Health Fund Invests US$5 Million in Nigerian Assisted Reproductive Center (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Pan-emerging markets-focused private equity manager Aureos Capital has completed a US$5 million investment in Therapia Health, the holding company for The Bridge Clinic, the first assisted reproductive center in West Africa. The investment was made through Aureos’s Africa Health Fund (AHF), whose cornerstone investors include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, IFC, the African Development Bank and DEG. Read More
VenturEast, Zephyr Invest US$6 Million in e2E Rail (Asia)
India-focused private equity firms Zephyr Peacock Management India and VenturEast, through its VenturEast Proactive Fund, have jointly invested in e2E Rail, an Indian rail services company, for approximately US$6 million. Both funds reportedly plan to invest an incremental US$6 million in the company over the next several years. The capital will be used to help e2E expand its global presence,… Read More
InReturn Capital Invests in Leading Supplier of Relief Materials (Sub-Saharan Africa)
East Africa-focused private equity fund manager InReturn Capital has collaborated with the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) to invest in Reltex Tarpaulins Africa (EPZ) Ltd., a Kenya-based supplier of relief materials, including plastic sheeting, tarpaulins and buckets. The value of the investment has been reported at US$2.6 million, equally split between InReturn and BIO. Read More
Accel Partners Invests US$2.8 Million in Cloud Firm Enterprise Nube (Asia)
India-based cloud services company Enterprise Nube Services has raised INR150 million (approximately US$2.8 million) from global venture capital firm Accel Partners. As part of the transaction, Mahendran Balachandran, a Partner at Accel, will join the board of Enterprise Nube. Accel Partners’ recent investments in the country include e-commerce startup Zanssar.com and online jewelry store Bluestone.com. Read More
MIF Launches Second Stage of Eco-Friendly Venture Capital Fund (Latin America)
The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Dutch development bank (FMO) and The Nature Conservancy, has launched the next stage of a venture capital fund focused on community-based sustainable businesses in Latin America. The fund, EcoEnterprises Fund II, has a capitalization of US$20.5 million. Additional… Read More
Qatar’s Mannai, Egyptian Bank EFG Hermes Reach US$445 Million Deal to Buy Mideast Jeweler Damas (MENA)
Qatari conglomerate Mannai Corporation and Egyptian investment bank EFG Hermes have agreed to purchase Damas International, a Middle Eastern jewelry and watch retailer, with a bid of 45 cents per share. Under the terms of the transaction, Mannai will hold a controlling stake of 66 percent in Damas for approximately US$293 million, while EFG Hermes will hold a 19 percent… Read More