Antonio Bonchristiano, co-head of Brazil's GP Investments, shares his thoughts on the next 12 months after four years of stable growth in the region.
Mounir Guen, chief executive of MVision, a global placement agent, joins PEO on day three of its Countdown to 2008.
The Indian private equity firm has reportedly paid $800 million for a minority stake in Jaypee Infratech, an infrastructure division of Indian industrial conglomerate Jaypee Group.
The US middle market firm recently closed its fourth special situations fund; its strategy has an emphasis on companies with ‘renewable business models’.
The Gores Group-spin out has closed its second fund after less than three months in the market.
Bahrain’s Ithmaar Bank, Shamil Bank and the Islamic Investment Company have held a first close on their mutli-strategy private equity fund targeting $500 million.
The life sciences-focussed venture firm has held a first and final close on its sixth fund.
Global Capital Management, a subsidiary of Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment House, has held a first close on its MENA fund with more than $500 million in commitments.
Bill Richardson is the latest Democratic Presidential candidate to join the carried interest debate on Capitol Hill – but unlike his peers, he does not endorse the tax-raising proposals carte blanche.
Weeks after opening a Romanian office and co-launching a €150m fund of funds, the Icelandic investment bank has reportedly said it will partner with Nikhil Gandhi’s Sea King Infrastructure on a $500 million private equity fund.
Following private placements with Apollo and Carlyle, the sovereign wealth fund has inked a deal for a 4.9 percent stake in Citi, whose alternatives arm manages nearly $62 billion.
While the credit markets have placed many private equity deals on hold, the ability of investors from the Middle East to deploy capital appears undiminished.
Actis has partially sold energy company Globeleq while retaining the company’s sub-Saharan assets and its global pipeline of projects. Actis has managed Globeleq for emerging markets firm CDC.
Hedge fund managers are rubbing their hands at the prospect of a rapid increase in loan-to-own opportunities as covenant breaches are predicted to rise, according to the latest research.
The Brazilian private equity firm will invest $136 million in Laboratório Americano de Farmacoterapia, a Brazilian pharmaceutical company.