China is reportedly close to approving the launch of a Singapore-China private equity fund that aims at boosting investments at Suzhou Industrial Park.
Investment management firm Aetos Capital has committed $50m to Tian Rui Hotel Corporation to develop its Super 8 economy hotel brand.
Castanea Parters has made the first investment from its latest fund with the acquisition of clothing designer Betsey Johnson.
Emerging markets buyout firm Aureos is looking to raise a pan-African fund as it aims to double its funds under management.
The proliferation of new private securities exchanges could help private equity firms become more institutionalized and function as a first step prior to a public listing, industry players say.
Venture Production has acquired troubled oil and gas exploration company Wham, shortly after receiving a growth capital investment from FTSE-listed 3i and electric industry specialist Arclight Capital Partners.
Aureos has invested $5 million in a semiconductor business in the Philippines, one of the least frequented private equity destinations in Southeast Asia.
The recently unveiled Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund has received a significant investment from the South African Government Employees’ Pension Fund.
Macquarie Bank and MBK Partners, a North Asian buyout group, have abandoned the fight for a Korean cable TV operator and instead teamed up to acquire it in a deal worth $3 billion.
Prudential M&G’s infrastructure arm Infracapital Partners and an unnamed group advised by JP Morgan Asset Management have bought a one third stake in wind farm Zephyr Investments from Arcapita Bank, in the Bahrain-based investor’s second deal this week.