Fundraising

The Cairo-headquartered private equity firm has trimmed its stake in cement platform company ASEC, selling stakes to one of its LPs.

Marathon Asset Management recently held a first close reportedly on $400m for PPIP, leaving Oaktree as the last firm to reach the benchmark.

The MENASA-focused private equity firm has acquired Riyada Ventures as it looks to push into the SME space.

The emerging markets-focused private equity firm, which in October closed on $750m for its second infrastructure fund, may drop the word ‘infrastructure’ from future funds, Actis senior partner Paul Fletcher said in an interview.

The MENASA-focused firm will use the new capital to seed new funds and possibly acquire an Asia-focused rival.

LPs want substantive communication during annual meetings these days. Here are some tips on how to make your next meeting as engaging – and reassuring – as possible. By Nick McAlpine of communications firm Bladonmore.

The departure of Joshua Gotbaum from Blue Wolf Capital will not trigger a key-man clause.

China's private equity market will make a much greater contribution to growth of the global economy than US private equity has in the past, according to the co-founder of The Carlyle Group.

The departure of Joshua Gotbaum from Blue Wolf Capital will not trigger a key-man clause.

Allan Moss will advise the Sydney-based special situations private equity firm.