The captive Asian buyout team of Henderson, a fund manager, has appointed two principals to do deals in the region.
In light of the recent armed conflict in Lebanon, the Dubai-based arm of Argent Financial Group has launched a new hedge fund to invest in the reconstruction of the country, including the real estate and infrastructure sectors.
UK affiliate of US placement agent Monument Group has hired Laurence Zage from Helix Associates to develop its business.
Beirut-based Corporate Finance House has announced a first close for its new property fund focused on the Middle East.
GI Partners, a trans-Atlantic private equity firm, has raised $1.45bn from investors including CalPERS, ATP and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
As Starwood Capital looks to expand into India, it has brought Balaji Rao on board to head its operations on the Asian subcontinent.
The UK government’s investment arm dedicated to emerging markets has placed $100m into a vehicle focused on property in African—its first commitment to a fund focused solely on property.
In its foray into Malaysia, the property investment arm of the Australian bank has picked up three properties in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
European buyout group Bridgepoint has won the auction for Dorna, a Spanish motorcycle sports business, despite bidding less than rival Advent International.
The National Investor is launching a new fund to invest in the real estate markets of the GCC, MENA, India and Pakistan.
Secondaries pioneer Jeremy Coller is targeting almost $4bn for his eponymous firm’s fifth fund after delivering good early returns from his latest vehicle.
European buyout firm Bridgepoint’s buy-and-build strategy in the storage facility sector is starting to pay dividends with the refinancing of Safestore.
The London-based buyout firm is closing the biggest fund of all time, although its time in the sun is likely to brief with KKR, Texas Pacific and Blackstone all scheduled to hold final closes soon that will re-write the record book.
Three private equity firms are in the running to take TNT Logistics, a unit of the Dutch postal firm, private for about €1.3bn ($1.7bn) after a protracted sale.
Spectacular early returns from its third fund have helped Cinven, a European large cap buyout group, to a record fundraising but rival firm Permira is hard on its heels.