A growing trend towards infrastructure investment sees Befesa buy recycling company from STAR Capital.
The UK Treasury has relaxed rules for the introduction of real estate investment trusts, which some believe could offer private equity firms an alternative exit route for property investments.
Sphere Private Equity, a South African joint venture with African fundraising record-holder Ethos, has closed its fund on on a more modest R300 million.
Software expert H. Ray Bingham has joined the firm’s Palo Alto office as a managing director and will help with its global investment business.
Doughty Hanson & Co. will acquire Italian air freshener manufacturer Zobele in this, its first foray into the sector.
The firm has added two new partners to expand its work in the clean energy, clean transportation, clean water and clean materials sectors.
Simon Levene, a managing director, at Yahoo! has joined the London office of Accel Partners underlining its commitment to Web 2.0 investing.
Europe’s largest quoted private equity group is set to make a return of about 150 percent on the sale of its majority stake in the shipbuilding supplier.
Evolvence Capital has committed to six funds in the first tranche of investments for its alternative assets, regional fund of funds.
PROMERICA Bank also intends to work with minority-owned small business beyond the Latino community.