International

Infrastructure

18 April, 2024

Abu Dhabi's TAQA in talks with investors of Spanish firm Naturgy for possible takeover

Abu Dhabi's TAQA is in talks with the three largest shareholders of Spanish energy firm Naturgy with a view to ......

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Finance

18 April, 2024

African PE firm Medu Capital sets target for new fund's final close as LP base shifts

Medu Capital, one of the most active private equity firms in South Africa, aims to mark the final close of ......

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Consumer

17 April, 2024

South Africa's Vuna Partners picks up minority stake in local consumer player

South Africa-based mid-market private equity investor Vuna Partners struck a fifth deal from its debut investment vehicle, in a fresh ......

Finance

16 April, 2024

Private equity firm CVC Capital unveils plan for $1.3 bn IPO

Executives at CVC closely watched the conflict in the Middle East over the weekend as they prepared to unveil the ......

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Finance

15 April, 2024

In Charts: How Dubai Future District Fund deployed corpus across startups, VC funds

The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has committed about a fifth of its ......

Manufacturing

12 April, 2024

UAE's ADNOC recently eyed BP as takeover target

The United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil company recently considered buying Britain's BP but the deliberations did not progress beyond preliminary ......

Finance

12 April, 2024

Norway govt says $1.6 trillion wealth fund will not invest in private equity

Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, should not be allowed to include private equity investments in its ......

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Finance

12 April, 2024

Helios lets go of billion-dollar Africa PE fund strategy, floats smaller flagship

Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Africa that curtailed its half-a-billion-dollar fourth fund after securing ......

Finance

10 April, 2024

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures raises $60 mn for maiden fund

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV), a pan-African venture capital firm, has marked the final close of its $60 million maiden fund ......

TMT

09 April, 2024

African PE firm Vantage Capital acquires minority stake in BPO

Vantage Capital, an Africa-focused mid-market private equity firm, has struck its first deal of the current year, picking a minority ......