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AXA opens Vienna officeThe Paris-headquartered private equity firm has opened two new locations this year on the heels of closing its €1.6bn Fund IV.
- Cognetas cuts 12% of staff
The UK-based private equity firm joins the ranks of 3i, Blackstone, Carlyle, Shuaa and Investcorp, all of which have made job cuts this month.
- QInvest to launch private equity fund
Qatar's QInvest is aiming for a $250m first close early next year for its maiden private equity fund. Meanwhile, plans to raise $1bn in tandem with Silver Leaf and Qatar Islamic Bank have been delayed.
- Shuaa, Amwal, QInvest close $200m mezzanine fund
The fund is the GCC region’s first sharia-compliant mezzanine vehicle and will provide financing to a mixed-used development in Qatar.
- SHUAA holds first close for MENA hospitality fund
SHUAA Partners has raised $165m to invest in hotels, resorts and serviced apartments in the Middle East and North Africa. The firm plans to invest in the development of five- and four-star hotels, resorts, budget business hotels and serviced apartments.
- Shuaa cuts 9% of Dubai workforce
The Middle Eastern market is being affected by the credit crunch as it looks to cut back on ‘overcapacity’. The investment bank operates various private equity and real estate funds, including a $533m Saudi hospitality fund.
- SHUAA holds first close on $534m Saudi hospitality fund
SHUAA Capital has raised $240m for the first close of its hospitality fund focused on Saudi Arabia, ‘the first private equity fund domiciled in the Kingdom'. The fund will develop 17 hotels, apartments and resorts in the country.
- SHUAA holds first close for regional hospitality fund
SHUAA Partners has raised $165m to invest in hotels, resorts and serviced apartments in the Middle East and North Africa.
- SHUAA Partners looks to raise $730m for hospitality
The Dubai-based private equity firm is nearing the first close of its $200m MENA-focussed hospitality fund, and has begun marketing another $530m fund specifically for Saudi Arabia.
- Saad joins Rasmala
The former Carlyle Group executive Ibrahim Saad has parted company with AB Capital just 14 months after leaving Shuaa Capital.