The EMEA GSPS business of Morgan Stanley has been sold to Compuetershare. In an announcement, Morgan Stanley had reached an agreement to sell the EMEA market of its Global Stock Plan Services .
Africa
CNPC Discusses Deal with ENI
CNPC to purchase ENI's twenty percent share in Mozambique gas project. China's largest oil company, the China National Petroleum Corporation is deep in discussions with ENI SpA for the purchase of a stake in the Mozambique gas project.
South Africa Appeases Fears of Coal Price Hike
Regulators approves Glencore purchase of Xstrata Plc. The US$35 billion takeover of Xstrata Plc has been approved by the South African antitrust regulators.
Anadarko Bids out Mozambique Gas Sale
Anadarko and Indian billionaire Dhoot to sell off Mozambique gas interest. The partnership between Anadarko Petroleum Corp and Indian tycoon Venugopal Dhoot is auctioning off its twenty percent stake in a Mozambique gas field.
Anardarko Partners With Indian Tycoon to Lead Mozambique Gas Stake Auction
American oil and gas explorer Anardarko Petroleum has collaborated with Venugopal Dhoot, an Indian tycoon, for the auction of a 20% stake in a Mozambique gas stake that is expected to fetch $4.5 billion.
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Apache Partners opens up to new markets with new Global Fund. The UK based investment advisors Apache Partners LLP, founded by Paul Forsyth has recently announced a new fund starting March 22, 2013.
Copperbelt will pay $164 million to take 60% stake at Abuja Electricity Copperbelt Energy Corp. of Zambia has announced that it would acquire 60% of the stake at Abuja Electricity Distribution Co.
Barclays increases stake in Absa. Absa Group's minority shareholders openly supported a plan to purchase the African operations of Barclays Plc. The purchase would amount to US$2.
SNI selling off interests to foreign firms. The Moroccan royal family's investment firm, SNI recently announced the sale of its 37. 7 percent stake in dairy firm Central Laitiere.
Private equity funds completed $1.16 billion worth of deals in sub-Saharan Africa in 2012 Private equity funds completed $1. 16 billion worth of deals in sub-Saharan Africa in 2012, a near 10 percent increase from the previous year, a survey showed on Tuesday.
South Africa's Ethos Private Equity has raised $800 million for a new fund that will look for opportunities in the continent's biggest economy and its fast-growing neighbors in one of the largest amounts secured by an Africa-focused fund
The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. has sanctioned a $155.4 million direct loan to the Republic of Ghana to finance the design and construction of a hospital in Accra, Ghana.
Nigeria's state-backed "bad bank" AMCON has appointed Citi and Renaissance Capital to determine the value of three lenders it nationalised last year before deciding on the best way to privatise them.
News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending May 25. News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending May 25.
