Private Equity

Middle East

PEI Awards 2017: The EMEA winners

Firms, deals, fundraises and country-specific awards for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

10 min read · 01 March 2018

PE paying 8x less for tech assets than trade buyers - report

PE firms are striking cheaper deals than their trade peers despite a 30% increase in capital invested compared with last year, says S&P Global Market Intelligence.

2 min read · 27 April 2017

Ardian invests $2.5bn in Mubadala deal

The Paris-based firm has inked a giant stapled secondaries transaction with Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital.

2 min read · 20 April 2017

Abraaj strikes first healthcare deal in Pakistan

The deal is the second from Abraaj’s $1bn healthcare fund and comes as the firm eyes further Pakistan healthcare assets.

2 min read · 12 January 2017

CVC sells majority stake in AlixPartners

AlixPartners founder Jay Alix, Canadian pension funds CDPQ and PSP Investments, and Middle Eastern investment firm Investcorp are acquiring CVC’s ownership stake valuing AlixPartners at more than $2.5bn.

3 min read · 07 November 2016

Baring Asia snaps up UK fashion label Cath Kidston

A shareholder in the company since July 2014, the Hong Kong-based private equity firm bought TA Associates’s majority stake as it looks to expand the brand in Asia and across the globe.

2 min read · 03 October 2016

Operational Excellence Award winners 2016

KKR and Permira among those named in Private Equity International’s annual celebration of the industry’s best value creation stories.

3 min read · 03 October 2016

PSP to co-invest in BC Partners’ $1.6bn Keter deal

<p>Canada’s PSP Investments, which will acquire a minority stake in Israel-based furniture maker Keter, said in June that it had bought a 'significant minority interest' in BC Partners-owned Allflex.</p> <p> </p>

2 min read · 29 July 2016

Investcorp sells 20% stake to Abu Dhabi sovereign fund

The sale comes as the Bahraini firm, led by Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi, embarks on its ambitious growth plan.

2 min read · 28 July 2016

Abraaj banks on Turkey

The UAE-based firm is acquiring a minority stake in Fibabanka through Abraaj Turkey Fund I, which is currently closing in on its $500m target.

2 min read · 06 June 2016

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