Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC announced that it will be acquiring a Jourdan branch of the Middle East supermarket chain Spinneys. This year, the company also acquired a minority stake in Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets LLC.
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Infrastructure provides opportunities for private equity, hedge funds- report
A CNBC report said the infrastructure industry, including power plants, ports and pipes, has given private equity companies and hedge fund firms opportunities for investment.
Clean-technology company Therma Flite obtains USD7.5 million funding
Clean-technology company Therma-Flite recently closed a major funding round with Canadian private equity and venture capital firm XPV Capital. Therma-Flite said it raised USD7.5 million in financing.
Private Equity Partners exits Link stake for AUD200 million
Australian investment firm Private Equity Partners had put up for sale 25% of its stake in Link Administration Holdings for AUD200 million. The holding company was acquired by PEP for AUD132 million.
Private equity firm NewSpring Holdings acquires Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia-based wealth management technology company Wealthcare Capital Management said today that it will be acquired by private equity investment firm NewSprings Holdings LLC. Financial terms, however, remain undisclosed.
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Fortune 500 Western Refining Inc. was negotiating a purchase of a majority stake in Northern Tier Energy LP for USD775 million to capitalize on the rising oil production in the US.
Canadian company Saputo Inc's AUD449 million offer for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Holdings Ltd. has been recommended by the WCB board and subsequently approved by the Australian government.
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross spent USD100 million to acquire vessels hauling dry commodity. Wilbur Ross, billionaire investor and owner of WL Ross &Co.
The 2013 Investec Private Equity study takes the observations of fifteen senior private equity executives and their views on the future of the market.
The Telegraph reported that several private equity groups were invited to bid for a controlling stake of Ambassador.
Bain Capital Fund XI, with a projected USD6 billion, is now worth USD2.3 billion. Bain Capital was able to raise about USD5 billion for its eleventh buyout fund.
Technology giant would be making a USD 103 million investment in Silver Ridge Power's Mount Signal Solar project.
In an oversubscribed funding round, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners raised USD 1.65 billion in capital commitments for its first fund.
Lime Rock closed its third fund with USD 750 million in capital commitments. Private equity company Lime Rock said it was able to close Lime Rock Resources III with capital commitments amounting to USD 750 million.
