Mar 9, 2013 | France, MENA, News, Western Europe
PARIS, March 8 | Fri Mar 8, 2013 (Reuters) – Veolia Environnement has agreed to sell its Moroccan water, wastewater and electricity services operated by concession companies Redal and Amendis to investment fund Actis in a deal worth around 370 million euros...
Mar 9, 2013 | News, Southeast Asia
HONG KONG, March 8 (Reuters) – PT Matahari Department Store, a CVC Capital Partners-owned Indonesian retailer, has secured about $200 million in initial pledges from cornerstone investors, including Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC and asset manager...
Mar 7, 2013 | News, Oceania
HONG KONG, March 7 (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firms Blackstone Group LP and TPG Capital have placed separate final bids for Australia’s largest poultry producer, Inghams Chicken, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday....
Mar 7, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
A state-supported venture fund in St. Petersburg (“The St. Petersburg regional venture fund for investment in small businesses in the scientific and technical sphere,” in Russian officialese) has announced an investment of an undisclosed amount in Breeze...
Mar 7, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
Times of India BANGALORE/MUMBAI: India’s largest private sector ship builder ABG and Tano Capital, a private investment fund of former Franklin Templeton president Chuck Johnson, are selling unlisted Italian electric motor maker Cemp for about Rs 300 crore, or...
Mar 6, 2013 | News, Western Europe
MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) – Telecom Italia Media said on Monday it would pump money into its cash-burning La7 channel before offloading it to media firm Cairo Communication for a token price. Telecom Italia waives 100 million euros in receivables Deal underscores...