London-listed Atlas Mara Co-Nvest, whose strategy is to acquire and operate financial institutions in Africa, has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Botswana-based ABC Holdings, parent company of banks operating under the BancABC brand. Atlas Mara has also entered into an agreement with German-listed pan-African banking… Read More
Emerging markets-focused private equity firm Wolfensohn Capital Partners has partially exited its investment in India-listed housing finance company Repco Home Finance, selling over half of its shares for INR1.12 billion (approximately US$18.8 million). Wolfensohn originally acquired a 13.3 percent stake in Repco before the company’s public offering in March… Read More
LeapFrog Investments, an investor in financial services for emerging consumers in Africa and Asia, will invest US$29 million in India-based non-banking financial services company IFMR Capital. The transaction was structured through LeapFrog’s Fund II. IFMR Capital provides credit, insurance and other financial services to more than 6.6 million active… Read More
Pan-African private equity firm Helios Investment Partners has reached a first close on Helios Investors III, a Sub-Saharan Africa-focused fund, with US$355 million in capital commitments. Six institutional investors participated in the close. The fund is targeting US$1 billion, and a subsequent close is tentatively scheduled for late May,… Read More
A consortium led by global investment and advisory firm The Blackstone Group has completed a take-private of China-based technology outsourcing provider Pactera Technology International, valuing the previously NASDAQ-listed company at approximately US$625 million. Company management and existing investor venture capital firm GGV Capital rolled over their shares into the… Read More
Mezzanine-focused private equity fund manager Vantage Capital has exited its investment in South Africa-based CA Sales, a distributor of fast-moving consumer goods with operations in Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In March 2012, Vantage-funded Export Trading Group had acquired a 40 percent stake in CA Sales alongside… Read More
A consortium of investors led by EMF Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on financial institutions in emerging markets, has acquired Turkey-listed non-life insurance company Aviva Sigorta from insurance and asset management company Aviva. EMF’s investment was structured through the EMF New Europe Insurance Fund. Development finance institutions… Read More
Saudi Arabia-based asset rental and leasing company Hanco has acquired Saudi Arabia-based rental company Byrne Investments and its subsidiary companies, Byrne Equipment Rental and Spacemaker, from MENA-focused private equity firm Havenvest Private Equity and financial services provider HSBC Bank Middle East for a total transaction value of AED600 million… Read More
Global asset manager PineBridge Investments Middle East has acquired a 50 percent stake in Turkey-based physical therapy and rehabilitation services chain Romatem. The company operates a network of four facilities and intends to use the new investment to establish additional hospitals and clinics across Turkey, as well as for… Read More
China-based commercial lender to small businesses Harbin Bank has raised US$1.1 billion from its initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, selling 3.02 billion shares at HKD2.90 (approximately US$0.37) each. Harbin Bank secured pledges from seven cornerstone investors to buy 46 percent of the IPO. Investors… Read More
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