Private Equity
G Capital, the private equity subsidiary of Gulf Finance House, has acquired Turkey’s Adabank in a deal worth $75m.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
The Arab peninsula has long made it relatively difficult for foreign groups to access its investors, but rumour has it that things will change.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Standard Chartered's first Saudi private equity deal is for a minority stake in the country's largest building materials manufacturer.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
NBGI Private Equity has acquired a Turkish drugs company, the latest in a spate of investments, particularly in healthcare, by firms drawn to the country’s compelling fundamentals.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Mid Europa Partners has underscored the growing importance of Turkey as a market for private equity with its first deal in the country, ahead of an intended office opening in Istanbul.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The $239bn pension system has put out a ‘request for information’ for a manager to run an investment vehicle targeting emerging private equity managers.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The US firm is selling its entire holding in the Chinese mining machinery company to Joy Global.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The sale of Dubai-based oil and gas services company Maritime Industrial Services by Gulf Capital and Amwal AlKhaleej shows that private equity can work profitably in the Middle East.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Graham Thomas, global head of private equity at South African lender Standard Bank, has left the company as it scales back principal investment activities, with more departures to follow.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The alternatives assets giant is trailblazing a path for private equity after gaining approval to fundraise in the Middle Eastern kingdom.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
