Avanz Capital Egypt has established Avanz Manara for Private Equity, Company Limited by Shares (Avanz Manara), an investment holding company established under the oversight of the Financial Regulatory Authority. Avanz Manara supports the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt and is designed to help Egyptian banks meet

Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) has now defined the path for terminating LetterOne’s participation as a limited partner investor in funds managed by Pamplona. Pamplona has taken the decision to liquidate every fund where LetterOne – its only Russia-linked investor – has any interest. The formal wind down process on three

As part of its long-standing commitment to embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across its spheres of influence, Carlyle has created the Carlyle DEI Leadership Network, a coalition of the firm’s portfolio company CEOs around the globe to develop a peer group for shared resources, insights, and learnings to advance

New private equity firm Next Gear Growth Partners is aiming to disrupt the private equity landscape by offering an all-in-one solution for select B2C e-commerce companies. By pairing broad and deep experience in digital marketing and business growth acceleration with years of private equity investment and management expertise, Barton Creek

First Sentier Investors Group (FSI), a global investment manager, has rebranded its direct infrastructure investment team as Igneo Infrastructure Partners. The establishment of Igneo Infrastructure Partners is part of FSI’s long-term growth strategy to build a global business consisting of in-house investment teams and independently-branded investment teams, offering a range

InTandem Capital Partners (InTandem Capital), a healthcare services focused private equity firm, has launched Private Equity for Greater Good, a programme that will enable all full-time employees at InTandem Capital backed portfolio companies to share in the equity gains they help create. Envisioned as an industry-wide effort, Private Equity for

Capital market analyst and intelligence company PitchBook has named Alumni Ventures as the third most active venture capital firm globally. The new rankings place Alumni Ventures behind only Gaingels and Tiger Global Management, testifying to the sizeable portfolio of over 900 companies that the firm has invested in since its

Verdant Capital has been ranked joint No1 by M&A deal flow for 2021 in the DealMakers Africa leagues tables, for the pan-Africa (ex-South Africa) region overall. DealMakers is the pre-eminent league table agency for Africa and announced its results for 2021 on 11 March, 2022. In the East Africa region

Black Women in Asset Management (BWAM), a non-profit organisation promoting the advancement of Black women working in the asset management industry, has announced Ares Management, BlackRock, Federated Hermes, Helios Investment Partners, JP Morgan Asset Management, M&G plc, Maniyar Capital, Morningstar, Inc, and State Street Global Advisors as new institutional members.