The US buyout firm has agreed to buy the European distribution operation of the French telecommunications giant Alcatel.
The private equity firm is seeking investors for a second fund aimed at the global energy market.
Oversubscribed by $600m, the fund will be investing in North American and European real estate.
The Dubai-based Rasmala Buyout Fund is acquiring Aramex International, a courier business servicing the Middle East and India, in a $61m deal.
Fundraising in 2001 proved difficult for Wilton Asset Management, whose private equity fund fell $60m short of its original target.
Israel’s largest insurance company is looking to set up its own venture capital fund to invest directly in local businesses.
The firm’s third fund, $30m short of its target, will invest in Israeli companies operating in the communications and IT sectors, in particular enterprise software.
The US private equity firm has invested in the French speciality chemicals operation of Goodyear, the tyre manufacturer.
The German venture capitalist is looking to close its second fund by the end of the first quarter in 2002.
The London-based private equity firm has invested alongside Deutsche Bank in Hotel Arts.