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Ideiasnet Announces the Sale of Softcorp
Ideiasnet, a Brazilian venture capital company that invests in technology businesses, has sold its stake in software distribution company Softcorp to local systems integrator Techresult. Softcorp is one of Microsoft’s partners for systems and solutions development in Brazil. The value of the transaction was R$15 million (approximately US$8.25 million). Read More
Capital Trust Inks First Egypt Healthcare Deal Since 2011 Revolution (MENA)
Capital Trust Group, a firm focused on private equity, mezzanine debt and real estate investments in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, has purchased a 51 percent stake in Al Oyoun al Dawli Hospital, a medical center for eye surgery and treatment in Egypt. The investment was made through EuroMena II, a US$90 million private equity… Read More
Abraaj Capital and Kuwait Energy Sign Strategic Investment Agreement (MENA)
Private equity manager Abraaj Capital has announced an agreement to invest in Kuwait Energy, an upstream oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, Oman, Ukraine, Latvia, Russia and Pakistan. The investment, which will be made through Abraaj Private Equity Fund IV (APEV IV), aims to enable the company’s ongoing growth and development plans. The… Read More
Egeli & Co. Agrees to Invest in Turkish Securities Investment Trust (CEE/CIS)
Egeli & Co. Investment Holding, part of Egeli & Co. Asset Management, a Turkey-based asset management company focused on alternative asset classes, has announced an agreement to purchase 70.04 percent of the outstanding share capital of Ak B Tipi Yatirim Ortakligi, a Turkish securities investment trust. The value of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is unknown. Read More
GIC, Baring India Private Equity Investing US$100 Million in Marico
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and Baring Private Equity Partners India are jointly investing approximately US$100 million in Bombay Stock Exchange-listed consumer products company Marico. VCCircle estimates that GIC is investing roughly US$75 million for a 3.4 percent stake in the company, while Baring Private Equity Partners India is investing approximately US$25 million for… Read More
Zeder Investments Limited Commits US$46.7 Million to Acquire and Expand Chayton Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Zeder Investments Limited, an agriculture-focused investment company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has announced that it is committing US$46.7 million to acquire and expand an agricultural business that will be known as Chayton Africa. The investment coincides with Chayton Atlas Agricultural Company, currently a private equity fund, transforming into an agricultural operating company led by the existing Chayton Africa… Read More
Ethos Confirms Sale of Holdsport Stake (Sub-Saharan Africa)
South African fund manager Ethos Private Equity has confirmed the sale of a 12.4 percent shareholding in Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Holdsport. The stake represented the residual portion Ethos retained following the IPO of the South African sporting, leisure and recreational goods retailer in the second half of 2011. Holdsport listed at ZAR31 (US$3.91) per share on 18 July 2011 and… Read More
CDH Investments Buys HKD250 Million in Bonds from Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (Asia)
China-based alternative asset fund manager CDH Investments has invested HKD250 million (approximately US$32 million) in Hong Kong-listed jewelry manufacturer and designer Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) via the purchase of convertible bonds. CDH has an option to purchase additional convertible bonds worth up to HKD200 million (approximately US$26 million). The net proceeds from the sale will be used for general… Read More
Baring Vostok Capital Partners Invests in United Medical Group (CEE/CIS)
Baring Vostok Capital Partners (BVCP), a private equity firm operating in Russia and the CIS, has acquired a 27 percent stake in the United Medical Group holding company, which is the parent company of the Moscow-based medical services provider European Medical Center Group of Companies (GEMC). The deal is valued at US$100 million. The company plans to use the funding… Read More
Sequoia Part-Exits Bona Film Stake to Company Founder (Asia)
Global venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has exited part of its stake in Bona Film, a Chinese film distributor, to the company founder for approximately US$16.5 million. The private equity firm agreed to sell 1.5 million ordinary shares to Founder, Chairman and CEO Dong Yu at US$11 apiece, a premium of 5.6 percent over Bona’s closing price on 30 March… Read More
Kunlun Energy Secures Anchor Investors (Asia)
Asia-based private equity fund manager RRJ Capital and Temasek, Singapore’s state investment agency, are investing approximately US$600 million to anchor Kunlun Energy’s US$1.35 billion public capital raising. Kunlun Energy, a Hong Kong-listed unit of PetroChina, is a Chinese oil and gas exploration, development and production company. The company plans to build 15 liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants. Additional investors in… Read More
CVC Capital Partners Sells StarBev to Molson Coors Brewing Company (CEE/CIS)
Global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has announced its sale of StarBev to Molson Coors Brewing Company for EUR2.65 billion (US$3.47 billion). Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Prague, Czech Republic, StarBev operates nine breweries in Central and Eastern Europe. CVC invested US$1.2 billion in StarBev L.P. for it to acquire AB-InBev’s CEE brewing assets in December 2009. The transaction… Read More