Mexican petrochemicals company agrees to pay private equity firm Permira roughly $1.9bn for its 80% stake in Netafim
Category: Middle East
J&F offloads Vigor
Mexican dairy producer Grupo Lala agrees to pick up its Brazilian peer
BRF buys Turkey’s Banvit
Acquisition could move the Brazilian meatpacker closer to spinning off its OneFoods subsidiary in a London-listed IPO
Sawiris talks Oi bid
Egyptian billionaire thinks he can turn around the indebted Brazilian telecommunications company
Argentina, Qatar set up infra fund
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund QIA will contribute $1bn, while Argentina’s ANSES will put in $300m
BRF plots Sadia spinoff
Brazilian meatpacker picks two banks to coordinate a potential IPO in London and the UAE for its Sadia Halal unit
Abraaj sells Koba
Dubai-headquartered private equity fund sells Colombian retailer to Capital Group Private Markets
Qatar Airways signs deal for LATAM stake
Middle Eastern airline will invest $613m for a 10% stake in Latin America’s largest carrier
GP Investments gets funding for BR Properties deal
Private equity firm reaches an agreement with Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund to help acquire the Brazilian real estate developer
Saudi agri-investor agrees 20% Minerva stake
Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment plans to inject $188m into Brazilian meat exporter
