Kuwait-based Global Investment House says it has established ‘synergy and co-operation’ between its portfolio companies Al Sawani for Food & Industrial Supply and Future Kid Enterta

Dmatek, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of remote people monitoring technologies, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an investor group led by Francisco Partners.

Italy-based bank UniCredit Group has spun out its private equity-style investment foundation of Austrian industrial companies for EUR1.1bn (USD1.55bn) to free up its capital.

Rasmala, a Middle East investment banking firm, has announced the first closing of Rasmala Mena Private Equity Fund 2, with USD120m in commitments received.

Over the first half of 2008 FTSE 100 chief executives saw their personal stake in their companies’ equity drop by an average of over GDP2m each to GDP8.96m, according to research by Hea

The end of 2008 saw a wave of transactions fall apart as shifting valuations and sclerotic debt markets undermined companies’ ability to close deals, a report by mergermarket says.

The value of investments made by private equity firms in 2007 were eroded by 60-70 per cent, or nearly USD2.25bn, over the past few months amid turbulent economic conditions and falling

With no initial public offerings and just USD3.9bn generated via mergers and acquisitions of 65 venture-backed companies in the fourth quarter, last year was the worst in terms of liquidit

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has signed a letter of intent to sell the banking operations of Pasadena, California-based IndyMac Federal Bank to a thrift holding company contro

Following the collapse of a record number of corporate acquisitions and mergers in 2008, the tricky economic climate is likely to depress transaction volume next year, but attractive oppor