A USD 1 billion sector focused private equity fund underwritten by Cairo Financial Holding is behind a plan to revive the tourism sector in Egypt, battered by four years of turmoil and instability. Tourism revenues have dropped by 55 per cent over the past four years, but the return of
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has committed USD75 million to private equity firm Siris Partners. This is the first direct commitment to Siris, which has previously received commitments from CalPERS through the System's emerging manager fund-of-funds. "CalPERS is committed to emerging manager strategies," says Ted Eliopoulos, CalPERS Chief
Webgility, a provider of e-commerce accounting integration software for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised USD2.5 million in growth funding from SaaS Capital. Webgility will use the funds to increase headcount, ramp up product development, and expand into new vertical markets. “This funding from SaaS Capital will be instrumental as we
The French National Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AFIC) has created a Club dedicated to bringing together private equity professionals interested in Africa. The Africa Club has been created in the wake of unprecedented economic growth witnessed in Africa over the past 10 years. The region's population is set
Ogier in the BVI has acted with Watson, Farley & Williams LLP, London office and Ewing & Jones, Houston office to advise Petroserv Marine on its USD1.7bn loan facilities with Nordea Bank Finland. The Ogier transaction team was led by Managing Associate Christopher Newton with Partner Ray Wearmouth. Ogier has
MOD Pizza, a fast casual artisan pizza restaurant operator, has closed a USD40 million funding round led by PWP Growth Equity, a private equity fund managed by Perella Weinberg Partners. This brings the total equity raised by MOD to more than USD70 million. “MOD has always focused on building for
Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI) has completed the first closing of Five Arrows Principal Investments II, its second European lower mid-market private equity fund, with total commitments exceeding EUR493 million. Including subscriptions from Rothschild employees which are currently in progress, FAPI II's capital commitments stand at EUR508 million. This
Colombian private equity fund manager Tribeca Management Company, “Tribeca”, has fully exited its investment in Operador del Terminal de Carga Aeropuerto Internacional El Dorado, “OTCA”. OTCA was the exclusive operator of Bogota CargoCity, the air cargo terminal at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota. The investment in OTCA returned US$56.5
Pioneer Corporation and KKR have completed a share purchase agreement for Pioneer DJ, under which KKR and Pioneer now own 85.05% and 14.95%, respectively, of PDJ Holdings Co. Pioneer DJ develops and markets equipment for DJs, including CD players, mixers, controllers, headphones and speakers. It has a leading presence in
Professional testing services provider PSI Services has partnered with Waud Capital Partners (WCP), a middle-market private equity firm. PSI provides various solutions through its multiple business channels including talent assessments (of job-seeking candidates as well as employee development programs), licensure testing and license management services (for government regulatory agencies) and
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