Oct 11, 2013 | Africa, News
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya-based private equity house Fanisi Capital will launch a second fund of at least $100 million before the end of next year to invest in new markets across sub-Saharan Africa, its managing partner said on Friday. Fanisi’s new fund...
Sep 30, 2013 | News, North America
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Data-analytics company Palantir Technologies has raised $196.5 million, the company disclosed Friday in a regulatory filing. The Palo Alto-based company, founded by former PayPal executives, builds analytics software for the...
Sep 26, 2013 | News, North America
Sept 25 (Reuters) – Mediterranean style restaurant chain Zoe’s Kitchen is beginning to speak with banks about an initial public offering that could come next year, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The Birmingham, Alabama-based company is...
Sep 11, 2013 | East Asia, News, Oceania
Reuters SYDNEY, Sept 10 – Japanese recruitment giant Recruit Holdings Co is in talks to buy Australian online jobs portal Freelancer.com for $400 million, a source close to the deal said on Tuesday, declining to be identified as the information was confidential....
Sep 4, 2013 | News, North America, Western Europe
Reuters FRANKFURT Sep 3 KKR (KKR.N) and Permira (PERM.UL), the controlling owners of ProsiebenSat.1 (PSMGn.DE), are selling a quarter of their stake in the German free-to-air broadcaster, the two private equity firms said. The accelerated bookbuilding process for an...
