Pan-African private equity investment firm Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management has completed a USD20m investment in South African power infrastructure and heavy building materials company

Investment law firm Lussan, an affiliate of the hedge fund consultancy group Laven Partners, has continued its expansion with the opening of a representative office in Luxembourg.<

Global private equity firm the Carlyle Group has completed raising its first Middle East and North Africa fund, Carlyle Mena Partners, with equity commitments of USD500m.

Jersey remains confident it will not be included in any crackdown on offshore jurisdictions by the G20 nations, according to Geoff Cook, chief executive of industry promotional body Jer

Private equity houses continued to pursue buy and build strategies in 2008 with 362 follow-on acquisitions undertaken, down from the record 465 transactions in 2007, according to resear

China continues to be the world’s most robust emerging market for private equity and venture capital finance, even in a difficult global economic environment, according to a report by b

Massachusetts-based Proteon Therapeutics, which is developing a product for kidney patients, has completed a USD38m Series B equity financing, led by MPM Capital on behalf of the MPM Bi

Ohio-based private equity firm Evolution Capital Partners has announced the acquisition of Accurate Group, the fourth platform investment in Evolution’s current fund.

Private equity firm Risk Capital Partners has announced the closing of its first institutional fund with a total of GBP75m raised.