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’Actis to launch infrastructure fund
Actis, the UK private equity group that specialises in emerging markets, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $750m for a new infrastructure fund to invest in power and transport assets in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Actis bucks the buyout downturn
Actis will on Monday announce it has raised $2.9bn for its new private equity fund to invest in companies across Africa, China, India, Latin America and south-east Asia. The move underlines how emerging market buyout groups are still able to raise cash from investors,
Private equity in emerging markets: Actis to launch new Latin America fund
This post is the third in an FT Alphaville series in which we speak to specialist private equity investors in emerging markets. [Part 1: CDC] [Part 2: Aureos]
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There are very few no-go areas of the world for Actis,
Private’s in the Caribbean
There’s still treasure in the Caribbean, apparently. A private-equity consortium has spent $370m to acquire the Courts Caribbean furniture chain, one of the largest leveraged buyouts in the region’s history.