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IFC mulls $10m Afrimax telecom deal
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is working on plans to invest $10 million in start-up communications service provider Afrimax. Read full article at Private Equity Africa.
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OMERS Ventures Announces Hiring of George Babu as Director
OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, announces George Babu is joining its team as Director. In this role Mr. Babu will identify and execute investment...
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Apollo aims to sell stake in India’s Dish TV
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC is in talks to sell its 11 percent stake in India’s largest direct-to-home service operator Dish TV India Ltd, two sources with direct knowledge of the...
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Maverick Capital partner Michael Pausic to launch own firm
Maverick Capital’s Michael Pausic, who oversees media and telecommunications investments at the $9 billion hedge fund, will be starting his own hedge fund, two people familiar with the matter said....
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A Venture Capital Partnership for Google Glass Apps
Three prominent venture capital funds want software developers to know they are on the hunt for apps and software for Google Glass, the company’s Internet-connected glasses. Read full article at The...
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Private Equity funds consortium may pick up 80 per cent stake in Reliance...
Reliance Communications Ltd, India’s third-biggest telecom company, on Saturday said it is in advanced stage of talks for selling a stake in its enterprise business unit to a consortium of PE funds...
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Univision’s Saban Seeks to Triple Asia Investments in Two Years
Saban Capital Group Inc., the private- equity firm of Univision Communications Inc. Chairman Haim Saban, wants to triple its investments in Asia over the next two years focusing on media and...
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Private equity now on cable in Poland
Has cable’s time come in Poland? That’s the bet private equity group Warburg Pincus is making with its purchase of a stake in Polish cable operator INEA, and analysts believe more such deals will be...
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KKR, Carlyle said to eye bids for SingTel’s $1.9 bln Australia unit
Private equity firms KKR and Carlyle Group are among the suitors lining up bids for Singapore Telecommunications Ltd’s Australian unit, Optus Satellite, people familiar with the matter said, a business...
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Fortress Said to Seek $1 Billion for Infrastructure Fund
Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG) plans to seek $1 billion for a global infrastructure fund, building on similar investments made by its private-equity pools, two people with knowledge of the...
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