The Egypt-focused fund, which is targeting $100m, has raised $51.5m from ‘a significant number of European institutional investors’.
The fundraising market has collapsed since September. Now funds must change strategy to tap the new money emerging from institutional investors. Michael Kapoor reports.
The European development finance institution has committed to funds from two Central European mezzanine specialists: Mezzanine Management and Syntaxis. It has also approved a €20m commitment to a special situations fund.
The Africa-focused firm has acquired 25% of an insurance and banking group in the Cote d’Ivoire in a deal worth just under $50m. ECP is currently raising its third pan-African fund with a target of $1bn.
The Indonesian Infrastructure Financing Facility will provide financial assistance in the form of long-dated debt instruments, equity or guarantees for infrastructure projects in the country.
CapDyn’s choice to acquire HRJ expands its products, while helping the fund of funds out of hot water, writes Amanda Janis.
At a special breakfast meeting, PERE assembled a cross-section of industry participants to swap notes on MIPIM and their businesses. By Robin Marriott and Jonathan Brasse. PERE Magazine, April 2009 issue
Macquarie, Woori back $1bn South Korea fund * Bessemer adds $350m to Fund VII * DBS Private Equity establishes $100m China fund * Avigo raises $150m for India * Japanese bank buys stake in Alternative Investment Capital * Leapfrog reaches halfway to $100m target * Apax sells minority stake to GIC, Future Fund * ING's Australia-listed FoF sounds liquidity alarm * CDC commits $30m to microfinance
As the spectre of LP defaults looms larger, Guy Hands'Terra Firma has attempted to get ahead of the issue by buying out LPs from its 2007 fund.
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