Deals

The firm is investing alongside Banque Centrale Populaire in Atlantic Business International, a banking group in the UEMOA region.

The subsidiary of Neuberger Berman made a permanent capital investment in the Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity real estate firm.

The direct secondaries firm used its $540m Fund III to acquire 100% of back-office outsourcing firm Integreon, Secondaries Investor reports.

Oakley has agreed to offload half its stake in online dating service PARSHIP ELITE to German media conglomerate ProSieben Sat. 1 Media.

Spanish special situations manager Black Toro’s second fund, which is on track for a final close, has just announced a €30m investment in women’s shoe retailer Marypaz.

Deal volume and value fell in the first half of 2016, but private equity’s growing firepower is expected to support future M&A activity, a report by Boston Consulting Group says.

Activity was driven in part by long-term strategic investors wanting to seize opportunities in Colombia and Brazil, the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association says.

The deal for the medical products manufacturer comes as the US buyout firm explores LP appetite for a tenth fund which could target at least $8bn.

The Africa and south Asia finance sector specialist has amassed $260m for its first fund, which has a $300m hard-cap.

New data from Invest Europe show a 25% year-on-year increase in total investment in the region, with buyouts the vast majority of invested capital.