Arcapita

The Singapore real estate firm, Mapletree, has partnered with the Bahrain-based investment fund, Arcapita, to buy a portfolio of Singapore industrial assets, which may then be listed according to the chief executive of Mapletree, Hiew Yoon Khong.

The auction process for the Irish power group attracted acceptable bids, but concerns over their ‘deliverabiliy’ have led Arcapita to put the sale on ice.

The Middle Eastern banks have suffered ratings cuts due to concerns over high leverage, a strain on liquidity and an expected fall in the value of the firms' private equity and real estate investments.

The auction process for the Irish power group attracted acceptable bids, but concerns over their ‘deliverability’ have led Arcapita to put the sale on ice.

American Capital’s publicly traded European affiliate has invested in the warehouse and logistics firm just a month after the Bahrain-based bank purchased it from Sagard.

The Bahrain-based bank has completed what it says is France’s largest LBO this year, a secondary deal for Compagnie Européenne de Prestations Logistiques. Sagard has exited the company in a transaction valued between €550m and €600m after receiving 21 first-round bids from groups including Doughty Hanson and Goldman Sachs.

In its first foray into the sector the Bahrain-based investor is looking to take a slice of the $770bn US transport market with an investment in MRH Holdings.

The Bahrain-based investment firm is betting on China’s alternative energy sector through a joint venture with India’s Tanti Group. The deal is Arcapita’s first in China.

A slew of recent deals highlight the legal sector’s race towards digital readiness.

This is the third investment the firm has made from its €10.5bn CVC European Equity Partners VI

The Canadian pension plan’s private equity portfolio outperformed all other asset classes in 2012, driven by its shift into direct investing, says OMERS Private Equity CEO Paul Renaud.

The Canadian pension plan’s private equity portfolio outperformed all other asset classes in 2012, driven by its shift into direct investing, says OMERS Private Equity CEO Paul Renaud.

First came the financial crisis, then the Arab Spring. The MENA region has had to deal with crises on several fronts over the last few years. So how well is the region’s private equity industry picking itself up after the turmoil?

At a time when much of the essence of private equity is subject to intense scrutiny by many outside the industry, it is notable that a different version of the asset class is taking shape which takes its definition from compliance with Islamic teaching.

The C$55bn pension’s direct investing arm has hired director Isabelle Pagnotta from Arcapita. OMERS PE has completed three investments in Europe since opening its London office in 2009.

Improved access to the estimated $1tr Shariah-compliant pool of capital in the MENA region may spur more firms to switch to Islamic private equity funds.