Latest News
- 01/26 Private equity happy to pay more tax but governments must decide, says Rubenstein
- 01/25 How Private Equity Helped Save the U.S. Economy
- 01/24 Fed’s Private Concerns about Private Equity
- 01/05 Private Equity Looks To Asset-backed Loans
- 12/06 Old Mutual Private Equity sells its stake in Life Healthcare
- 12/02 Survey Says: In Asia, Private Equity Still Sizzles
- 10/24 Emerging Capital first PE firm to join IFC environment project
- 10/22 The State of Private Equity in Central Europe
- 10/18 Private equity investments in clean tech projects on the rise
- 10/11 Actis in $435 Tracker buyout
Fund raising
Emerging Capital first PE firm to join IFC environment project
Emerging Capital Partners has become the first private equity fund manager to participate in a programme run by the International Finance Corporation that promotes environmental sustainability in the continent.
Private equity, venture capital funds hit $50 b – India
The Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) industry is coming of age in India and has played an important role in the growth of the Indian industry across sectors.
Temasek, Oppenheimers Form $300 Million Africa-Focused Private Equity Fund
E. Oppenheimer & Son, the investment holding company of the Oppenheimer family, and Temasek Holdings Pte’s Sennett Investments Ltd. unit will each invest $150 million in a new Africa-focused private… Read more
Analysis
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How Private Equity Helped Save the U.S. Economy
Eastman Kodak’s recent bankruptcy is a timely reminder of how sleepy managements can throw thousands out of work – and of the role private equity firms like Bain Capital have… Read more
- Fed’s Private Concerns about Private Equity
- Private Equity Looks To Asset-backed Loans
- Survey Says: In Asia, Private Equity Still Sizzles
- The State of Private Equity in Central Europe
- Private equity investments in clean tech projects on the rise
- A PwC and Insead report finds private equity sector in MENA remains confident
- Cleantech Investments Grow 12 Percent in Q3, U.S. Leads the World
- The Ups and Downs of IPOs
- Turbulent markets crimp private equity deals
Deals
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Old Mutual Private Equity sells its stake in Life Healthcare
Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE) Fund 1 and Fund 2 recently sold the last of their shares in Life Healthcare — an investment that has recorded an internal rate of return… Read more
- Actis in $435 Tracker buyout
- US Venture capital pool drying up for entrepreneurs
- Carlyle buys stake in Indian brokerage
- Private equity giant Carlyle files for IPO
- UAE leads first-half IPO activity in MENA region
- Investec confirms bid for Williams de Broe owner
- Naspers subsidiary MIH Group invests in Dubizzle
- British American Tobacco's acquisition of Protabaco is a sensible deal for a reasonable price
- Foster's shuns SABMiller takeover bid