Yvette Choo

The Cairo-based firm has bought an additional 9% stake in the company from one of its LPs, Emirates International Investment.

The Cairo-based firm has bought an additional 9 percent in the company from one of its LPs, Emirates International Investment Company. EIIC has in turn upped its stake in Citadel's cement platform company, ASEC Holdings.

The Government Pension Fund of Thailand is planning to increase its foreign exposure across the asset classes and will focus on on the Asian markets in the near term.

The private equity firm has taken a joint 91% interest in publicly traded Indonesian retailer Matahari Department Store.

The pan-emerging markets infrastructure fund, which is aiming for a final close in June 2010, secured commitments from nine investors, including the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

The joint venture between IDB Infrastructure Fund and global power company AES Corporation will exit investments in oil-fired power plants Lal Pir and Pak Gen.

The Cairo-headquartered private equity firm has trimmed its stake in cement platform company ASEC Holding to 49% from 55% as part of its strategy to diversify its portfolio.

JSW Energy has raised INR4.6bn from investors and will use the capital to finance its power projects. Hedge funds Eton Park International and Highfields Capital Management, as well as Credit Suisse and Deutsche Securities are among the company's first investors.

The Indian airport investor has acquired an additional 17% stake in the Bengaluru International Airport for INR6.86bn.

The firm's second South Korea-focused private equity infrastructure fund will invest in operating infrastructure assets in sectors such as power and water.