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Actis and Mesoamerica announce sale of Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy to Corporacion Multi Inversiones
Actis, a leading growth markets investor, and Mesoamerica, a Latin american investment management firm, today announced the sale of their stake in Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy (GME) to Corporacion Mult…
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Actis sells remaining stake in Umeme through over-subscribed capital markets offering
22 December 2016
Actis exits stake in Chinese specialist medical equipment manufacturer Micro-Tech
07 December 2016
Actis expands Asia operations with opening of Hong Kong office
23 November 2016
Actis’ head of renewables, Lucy Heintz, ranked in top 100 power people report
08 November 2016
Actis appoints Glen Matsumoto as Partner
01 November 2016
An enabling enterprise environment and accountability are key for long term future of Nigeria
27 October 2016
Actis exits stake in Endurance Technologies via IPO
19 October 2016
Actis invests in leading Chinese Textile fabric company R.G.B
13 October 2016
Actis invests in leading Maghreb Pharmaceutical business Medis
02 September 2016
Andrew Newington speaks to Bloomberg Radio 16/08/16
16 August 2016
Actis consolidates its controlling position in Atlantic Energias Renovaveis
12 July 2016
Actis announces promotions
08 June 2016
Actis raises over $500m for new African real estate fund
02 June 2016
Actis invests in Mundiapolis University
20 May 2016
Actis sells stake in XP Investimentos
29 April 2016
Actis agrees to sell Emerging Markets Payments
02 March 2016
Actis exits Plateno Hotel Group
01 March 2016
Actis wins African Infrastructure firm of the year
Actis sells Energuate
25 January 2016
TPG Growth acquires Actis stake in Asiri Hospitals Group
10 December 2015
Actis invests in pan-African food retailer, Food Lovers’s Market
04 December 2015
Actis invests in Nigeria’s Sigma Pensions
26 November 2015
Actis, RMB Westport and Paragon sell Nigeria’s Ikeja City Mall to Hyprop and Attacq
17 November 2015
Lekela Power signs MoU for US$350m wind power station in Egypt, following meeting with President Al-Sisi
05 November 2015
Actis announces exit of Globeleq Africa to CDC and Norfund consortium
14 September 2015
Actis acquires stake in Coricraft group to propel expansion
01 September 2015
Actis is named most impactful private equity firm in Nigeria
24 August 2015
Actis exits Mouka Limited
07 July 2015
Actis exits Pheonix Lamps, India’s leading automotive bulbs player
06 July 2015
Actis elects Torbjorn Caesar as Senior Partner
16 June 2015 Actis and Mesoamerica to sell Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy to SunEdison
Actis increases focus on Latin America with office opening in Mexico City
09 June 2015
Actis partially exits Edita Food Industries
03 April 2015
Actis exits Teknicast, a leading manufacturer of aluminium die-cast components in Malaysia
26 March 2015
Actis launches $1.9bn pan-African renewable energy platform
17 February 2015
Actis commits $230million to build Indian renewable energy platform
11 February 2015
Actis invests in Genesis Group of Brazil
19 December 2014
Actis invests in leading Egyptian diagnostics business
16 December 2014
Actis invests in Universite Centrale Group
05 December 2014
Actis invests in South Africa’s leading independent sports shoe retailer
05 November 2014
Actis commits $100m to create Brazilian insurance brokerage platform
04 November 2014
Actis celebrates 10 years of work in the emerging markets with exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery
14 October 2014
Actis to invest $250m in Mexican energy platform
05 September 2014
Kunoch Holdings acquires Actis’s and CDC group’s stake in Diamond Bank plc
21 August 2014
Actis substantially exits Alexander Forbes through a successful Listing
25 July 2014
Actis appoints Shami Nissan to the Responsible Investment team
16 July 2014 Actis sells further 6.7% of Umeme as retail and management tranche oversubscribed
16 June 2014
Actis completes $202m Cameroonian electricity deal
13 June 2014
Actis attracts new investors into Uganda
19 May 2014
Actis realises investment in Egypt’s Commercial International Bank
Actis invests in leading Chinese biscuit brand
28 April 2014
Actis to invest in Africa’s largest independent credit bureau
24 April 2014
Actis invests in leading emerging markets mobile marketing company
22 April 2014
Actis invests in AutoXpress, East Africa’s leading tyre distributor
03 February 2014
Actis exits Sterling Hospital
11 December 2013
Actis raises over $1bn for new energy fund
09 December 2013
Construction starts at Jabi Lake Mall
13 November 2013
Actis to invest $220m in Cameroonian electricity assets
07 November 2013
Actis invests $48 million in Indian pharma company
22 October 2013
Actis appoints new investor relations head
15 October 2013
Actis strengthens sector expertise with two senior hires
14 October 2013
Actis makes its fifth renewable energy investment in Latin America
05 September 2013
Actis buys leading African payments business for $95m
07 August 2013
Actis’s $250m Garden City development breaks ground
24 July 2013
Actis exits Vesta, the leading kitchen equipment maker in China
03 July 2013 Actis invests $102m in Egyptian snack food business
24 June 2013
Actis invests US$290 million in Chile’s largest wind and solar energy project
07 June 2013
Actis celebrates success of Ugandan bank sale
03 May 2013
Actis appoints Mourad Cherif as Senior Advisor in Morocco
19 March 2013
Actis reaches agreement with Veolia
08 March 2013
Actis recognised as the foremost investor in Africa and frontier markets
01 March 2013
Actis boosts Latin American team with appointment of Sergio Brandao
19 February 2013
Actis expands senior team in South East Asia
30 January 2013
Actis makes healthcare investment in China
09 January 2013
Actis exits Xiabu Xiabu
13 December 2012
Actis concludes partial exit from XP Investimentos
05 December 2012
Umeme starts trading after successful IPO
30 November 2012
Actis promotes Adiba Anyaoku Ighodaro to Partner
20 November 2012
Actis backs first phase of South Africa’s renewables programme
13 November 2012 Actis portfolio company Umeme closes partial IPO
12 November 2012
Côte d’Ivoire power plant expansion begins
22 October 2012
Actis raises US$278m for real estate in Africa
09 October 2012
Actis invests US$32m in Sri Lankan hospital group
01 October 2012
Actis invests in Chinese casual dining chain Bellagio
25 September 2012
Actis named best real estate developer in Africa by Euromoney
20 September 2012
Actis welcomes two new Directors in Asia
12 September 2012
Actis makes first investment from new fund
11 September 2012
Actis strengthens Value Creation Group with appointment of James Smith
04 September 2012
Actis backs AGS with US$40m investment
21 August 2012
Actis exits Poulina
15 August 2012
Actis exits Banque Commerciale du Rwanda
18 July 2012
Actis exits Accra Mall
23 May 2012
Actis buys 40% shareholding from UK Government
01 May 2012
Savcio sold to ACTOM
13 February 2012
Actis launches Energy Impact Model
07 February 2012
Actis invests US$102 million in leading Brazilian university
23 January 2012
Actis names three new partners
19 January 2012
Actis celebrates the opening of the US$100m Ikeja City Mall in Lagos
14 December 2011
Actis buys a US$71 million stake in Endurance, one of India’s largest privately held auto component manufacturers
12 December 2011
Expansion of Côte d’Ivoire power plant
18 October 2011
Actis leads US$434m buy-out of Tracker
03 October 2011
Actis boosts value addition capabilities in China
29 September 2011
Actis appoints Vincent Low as Director in its Singapore office
01 September 2011
Actis’s payment platform EMPH acquires Visa Jordan Card Services for US$87 million
15 August 2011
Actis exits Asia Books
18 July 2011
Joe Sinyor appointed as head of Value Creation Group
19 June 2011
Actis acquires majority stake in Guatemala’s largest electricity network from Gas Natural Fenosa
20 May 2011
Marc Nahum joins Actis Investor Development Group
18 January 2011
Actis and GIC back GVK Energy with US$154m investment
16 December 2010
Reckitt Benckiser agrees to acquire Paras
13 December 2010
Actis names new partners
01 December 2010 Actis invests US$58million in XP Investimentos, Brazil’s largest independent brokerage firm
26 November 2010
Actis invests US$53m in Brazilian cleaning products group Gtex
12 November 2010
Actis harnesses Honduran wind power
08 November 2010
Actis invests in BPO and IT service provider
Actis increases its investment in West African power plant
01 November 2010
Actis sells Inpac International to Stora Enso
28 October 2010
Actis sells control stake in Ceylon Oxygen to The Linde Group
16 October 2010
Actis acquires Vlisco Group
08 October 2010
Actis makes first investment in Brazil
03 October 2010
Actis completes 100% Management Buy-Out of Mediterranean Smart Cards Company in Egypt
27 July 2010
Actis appoints Amanda Jean-Baptiste to the Real Estate team
16 June 2010
Ground breaking at Actis’s US$100m Ikeja City Mall site
08 June 2010
Actis and KS Energy announce the launch of KS Distribution
06 May 2010
Tata and Actis to invest US$200m in Indian road projects
29 April 2010
Actis appoints Mahesh Chhabria as Partner in Mumbai
01 April 2010
Actis announces investment in US$100m mall in Nigeria
29 March 2010
Actis appoints Lionel Soh as Director in its Singapore office
22 March 2010
Actis sells stake in Regal Forest to Liverpool
17 March 2010
Actis invests US$50m in Integreon
16 February 2010
Mo’men moves to second phase of IPO plans after Actis exit
09 February 2010
Actis appoints Nick Luckock
13 January 2010
Actis raises US$750m for investment in Infrastructure across the emerging markets
06 October 2009
Actis appoints Adam Turtle
20 August 2009
Actis appoints Mr. Jiansheng Wang
11 August 2009
Actis to invest US$244m in Egypt’s Commercial International Bank to become largest single shareholder
08 July 2009
Actis appoints Ngozi Edozien as Head of West Africa
01 July 2009
Actis raises US$2.9 billion for investment across the emerging markets
01 December 2008
Actis invests in leading Hot pot chain, Xiabu Xiabu, completing their recent hat-trick of transactions in the Chinese consumer sector
11 November 2008
Actis invests in Ambow, China’s leading education service provider
21 October 2008
Actis announces investment in China’s 7 Days Inn Group
16 October 2008
Actis leads the way with another Malaysian Buy Out
01 September 2008
Actis announces its investment in Poulina Group Holding, the leading private Tunisian conglomerate
21 August 2008
Actis Consortium acquires Alstom South Africa
05 August 2008
Actis announces a significant investment in Mo’men, a leading Egyptian consumer business
30 July 2008
Actis successfully concludes divestments from two Nigerian companies, UAC and Starcomms
22 July 2008
Actis consolidates pioneering role in African real estate with the official launch of the Accra Mall
04 July 2008
Actis announces debut investment in Indian real estate sector
11 June 2008
Actis sells stake in silicon wafer supplier to Suntech
27 May 2008
Actis strengthens global infrastructure business with the appointment of three new directors
07 May 2008
Actis announces appointment of Chris Coles
03 April 2008
Actis exits El-Rashidi El-Mizan
12 December 2007
Actis sells its ownership in The Palms shopping centre to its Nigerian partner
Actis completes sale of Globeleq Ltd and formation of power development company
22 November 2007
Actis invests in Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated LP (APEC)
26 October 2007
Actis invests in global provider of information management solutions, LMKR
10 October 2007
Actis strengthens China team with appointment of new head
06 September 2007
Actis and Helios exit Flamingo Holdings
10 August 2007
Actis and Standard Chartered Private Equity have realised their investment in Unza following the acquisition of Unza by Wipro for US$246m
09 August 2007
Actis has supported the 100% management buyout of Mivan Far East from Mivan, a European construction business
Actis acquires a majority stake in Nigeria’s Mouka Limited, and new Chairman and CEO appointed
03 August 2007
Actis has purchased South Africa’s Fuel Logistics Group in a secondary buyout
03 July 2007
Actis announced today that it has acquired a 70% stake in Sinai Marble
21 June 2007
Actis invests in one of Nigeria’s leading banks – Diamond Bank
11 June 2007
Actis sells power assets in Latin America, North Africa and Asia
28 May 2007
US$82m growth capital investment in China’s Shunda
08 May 2007
US$370m LBO of Courts Plc by Regal Forest
15 February 2007
Actis invests in Kenyan Grain Bulk Handlers Limited
05 February 2007
Actis deepens sector strength with oil and gas expertise
31 January 2007
Appointment of Chanakya Chakravarti
Actis leads US$73m growth capital investment in China’s Taizinai
05 January 2007
Actis invests US$65m in India’s Nilgiri’s group
11 November 2006
Actis acquires controlling stake in Ceylon Oxygen
29 September 2006
Actis raises US$130m for investment in South East Asia
27 September 2006
Actis to invest in Paras Pharmaceuticals Ltd
07 September 2006
Actis continues African mining success with Platmin IPO on London’s AIM and Canada’s TSX
10 August 2006
Simon Harford appointed as head of Actis in West Africa
14 July 2006
Actis to invest in Sterling, one of India’s leading hospital chains
07 July 2006
Actis ramps up sector expertise
03 July 2006
Actis takes the next exit from the N4 toll road
16 May 2006
Actis successfully exits its investment in Kenyan Grain Bulk Handlers
16 January 2006
Actis exits its investment in Pacific Rim Palm Oil Limited (PRPOL)
11 November 2005
Actis makes its first investment in Democratic Republic of the Congo
07 November 2005
Actis raises US$475m for South Asia investment
07 September 2005
Actis and Comafin sell 37.5% stake in Protea to a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) consortium
05 July 2005
Private equity consortium in billion Rand deal with Delta Electrical
09 June 2005
Actis appoints Sir Peter Bonfield and Keki Dadiseth as Non-Executive Directors
20 April 2005
Actis investment cornerstones C$66 milllion pre-IPO round by north African oil & gas company – Candax Energy Inc
18 April 2005
Actis invests US$12m growth capital in heat exchanger manufacturer, TEMA India LTD
06 April 2005
Actis to sell stake in African Teleco Celtel
29 March 2005
Actis invests US$17.8m growth capital in new Indian automotive components company – AVTEC LTD
28 February 2005
Actis invests US$25m in one of Nigeria’s largest conglomerates – UAC of Nigeria plc
Nampak sells Peters Papers to Actis in a US$42m BEE deal with Izingwe Capital
16 February 2005
Actis and the AIG African Infrastructure Fund invest US$43.2m to acquire major stake in Starcomms, Nigeria’s leading fixed wireless telecom operator
17 January 2005
Actis invests US$12m in YuHua TelTech, one of China’s leading mobile phone design houses
20 December 2004
Actis appoints new heads of office in Nigeria and Egypt
12 October 2004
Actis raises US$60m Malaysia Fund
05 October 2004
Actis appoints Sir Tim Lankester and Paul Collins as Non-Executive Directors
21 September 2004
Actis invests US$10m in China Wolfberry Holding Company
Actis takes 80% stake in first Rwandan financial institution privatisation
17 September 2004
Actis invests US$11.3m into MBO of South East Asia’s largest independent personal care business
20 August 2004
Actis invests in Nigeria’s first, modern shopping centre
21 June 2004
Actis selected to co-manage Cdn$200M Canada Investment Fund for Africa
12 May 2004
Actis invests in leading Chinese telecoms business
16 February 2004
Launch of new brand for leading private equity provider – Actis to raise funds under management in emerging markets from US$2.5 billion to US$3.0 billion
12 February 2004
CDC Capital Partners ups its stake in the N4 Maputo Corridor Toll Road
30 January 2004
CDC provides funding for Algeria’s largest mobile telecommunications company
19 January 2004
CDC restructured to accelerate investment in developing economies
08 January 2004
Nkosana Moyo joins CDC Capital Partners as Head of Africa
12 December 2003
CDC invests US$5m in South African Junior Platinum Exploration & Mining House
13 November 2003
CDC buys a 14% stake in Flamingo Holdings, a fully integrated horticultural business
22 May 2003
CDC takes controlling stake in DFCU – Uganda’s largest local financial group
06 May 2003
CDC Capital Partners’ successful exit from Ghanian bank leads to investment by leading private bank, Societe Generale
12 March 2003
CDC Serves up an MBO in the leading Egyptian sesame food business
09 January 2003
CDC to invest Rs. 50 crores (US$10.2m) in Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
07 July 2002
CDC Capital Partners boosts talk time in Central America
02 July 2002
CDC invests a further US$40m in a pan-African telecoms business that continues to buck the trend
09 September 2001
CDC Capital Partners invests US$30.5m in Vancouver Airport Services
01 April 2001