Private Equity
PEI catches up with the unit’s co-heads, Maxime Franzetti and Fatima Al Noaimi, to discuss evergreen funds, separately managed accounts and GP stakes.
5 min read · 30 October 2023
The firm raised $180m and has already made two investments, says founding partner Eric Elalouf.
2 min read · 25 October 2023
Aliph Capital was launched in 2021 by Huda Al-Lawati, former partner and CIO for MENA at the now-collapsed Abraaj Group.
5 min read · 16 October 2023
The sovereign wealth giant has raised its allocation for the asset class to up to 15% of total assets and has a bullish outlook on secondaries and direct lending.
2 min read · 11 October 2023
Despite a strong 2022, PE firms still face significant hurdles in finding exit opportunities.
4 min read · 01 September 2023
Potential LPs told North Africa-focused RMBV in 2020 that they would need to see more DPI from its prior vintages before committing to a new vehicle, PEI understands.
2 min read · 18 May 2023
The Gulf and Southeast Asia are two of the fastest-growing regions in the world today, making the corridor connecting the two a rich seam of investment opportunities, say Gulf Capital’s Karim El Solh and Shantanu Mukerji
8 min read · 01 March 2023
Clearlake picks up the prize for deal of the year for its $3.1bn takeover of Chelsea Football Club
8 min read · 01 March 2023
Demographic shifts and the rising cost of care in Asia have boosted interest in the market, according to the SWF’s head of life sciences for direct investments in America.
5 min read · 24 January 2023
Hani Othman Baothman, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Sidra Capital, explains how the firm’s partnership with BlackRock will provide sharia-compliant co-investment capital to GPs in the Arabian Gulf.
3 min read · 12 January 2023
