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Ethos fund exceeds capital-raising expectation
Ethos Private Equity, South Africa’s leading private equity firm, has raised US$800 million in its latest fund – Fund VI. The Fund exceeded the firm’s initial target despite challenging global financial markets. Fund…
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South Africa study: Private equity outperforms equity over 3 year period
Private equity is gaining in prominence as a key vehicle for investing in Africa as it is a convenient way to raise funding and pension funds have been able to invest up to 10% of their total assets in private equity since July 2011 from just 2.5% before. SA funds‚ however‚ remain underweight in their exposure to the asset class.
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U.S. private equity returns 5.4% in Q1 according to Cambridge
U.S. private equity returned 5.4% in the first quarter, up slightly from the prior quarter’s 5.3% return, according to information released Tuesday by Cambridge Associates.
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PE Fund’s Fundraising in Emerging Markets Steady
Fundraising by private equity funds focused on the emerging markets held steady in the first two quarters and maintained a 15% share of the global fundraising total.
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Private equity ducks through M&A exit door in China as IPOs slow
When U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group sold its stake in a Chinese chemicals maker to a rival producer last week, the deal underscored how funds are increasingly moving away from their traditional…
Pernod bets on Africa as next growth frontier
Pernod Ricard plans to tap Africa’s thirst for whisky, vodka and cognac at a time when China is slowing and bets the continent will become a key growth area for the French spirits…
Phathisa invests in an Africa beverage company
Phathisa has invested in Continental Beverage Company (CBC), a company bottling and distributing mineral water based in Côte d’Ivoire. Demand for clean drinking water is on the increase in Africa, as a direct…
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January 2013Brait’s retail portfolio increases in value
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November 2012
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November 2012
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September 2012
U.S. private equity returns 5.4% in Q1 according to Cambridge
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July 2012
Private equity boss shot dead in office by former business partner
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June 2012
Actis Boosts Africa Team
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May 2012
ArcelorMittal to sell significant portion of $10 billion in ventures, assets
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May 2012
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January 2012
Private equity happy to pay more tax but governments must decide, says Rubenstein
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January 2011
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March 2013
Amethis Finance invests $10.5m in Kenya’s Chase Bank
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January 2013
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August 2012
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July 2012
Private equity firm sees potential in French-speaking West Africa
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June 2012
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November 2012
Pernod bets on Africa as next growth frontier
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October 2012
South Africa study: Private equity outperforms equity over 3 year period
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September 2012
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August 2012
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August 2012
Coller Institute Exclusive: The Performance of Private Equity
Coller Institute Exclusive: The Performance of Private Equity. More information below.
Private Equity Revealed
Private Equity Revealed. Mergers & Acquisitions as a Survival Strategy
