Private Equity

Middle East & North Africa

Advent opens Abu Dhabi office with Mehdi Iraqi at the helm

Advent’s new office in ADGM, Abu Dhabi’s international financial center, gives the firm a local base for engaging investors across the Middle East.

2 min read · 21 October 2026

Boka targets $300m for third defence fund

The firm started raising the strategy in Q2 and aims to reach final close by Q1 next year as more funds emerge in this space, Private Equity International has learned.

3 min read · 07 October 2026

Eyeing opportunities and how the Women of Influence see trends developing

We asked this year’s Women of Influence which trends are catching their eye – and how those trends might develop.

3 min read · 05 October 2026

Eurazeo opens first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi's ADGM

The new office will act as a hub for Eurazeo's work with institutional investors, family offices, sovereign institutions and strategic partners across the Gulf.

2 min read · 01 October 2026

Pantheon to open Abu Dhabi office, appoints Firas Mallah as head of Middle East

Mallah joins from Sagard, where he worked as a managing director and head of MENA.

2 min read · 30 September 2026

Number Crunch: Private equity M&A remains a big deal

The power of the global M&A market increasingly hinges on the presence of mega-deals.

3 min read · 09 July 2026

Inside Blue Owl’s liquidity and monetisation playbook

Documents prepared for an LP investment committee meeting reveal details of the GP stakes giant's approach to generating liquidity.

3 min read · 18 May 2026

Side Letter: Growing pains

In today's edition, A 'democratisation' expert says GPs will only get one chance to deliver; Blackstone reckons evergreen 'tests' are helpful for the industry; New Mountain wants to deepen its Korea ties.

7 min read · 27 April 2026

Meet venture capital’s 2026 Rising Stars

We are proud to present Venture Capital Journal’s seventh annual list of 40 Rising Stars under the age of 40.

2 min read · 02 January 2026

Number Crunch: MENA is an oasis in a fundraising desert

The Middle East and North Africa region has become increasingly attractive to managers as they attempt to tap its massive stock of sovereign wealth fund capital.

3 min read · 30 October 2025

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