Private Equity Forum - Newsletters
| Robust fundamentals |
| Private equity deals in established economies may be drying up but billions of dollars are still flowing in the Middle East. |
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| Emerging from turmoil |
| Institutional investors are increasing their commitment to private equity funds in emerging markets such as the Middle East. |
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| Watch your job |
| CEOs and finance directors have a one in four chance of being sacked after private equity invests in their organisation. |
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| Signs of the times |
| FTSE 100 listed 3i investment group reports a 30% slide in proceeds from asset sales and exits. Meanwhile it is investing heavily in emerging markets such as India. |
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| In To Africa |
| Private equity funds in Africa are also soaring, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |
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| PE crucial for Gulf economies |
| The growing impact of the multi-billion dollar private equity industry on the economic diversification of the Arabian Gulf is to be the subject of a special study to be released during the Private Equity Forum. |
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| Funds moving to PE formula |
| A massive $4 trillion in Middle Eastern capital is available for investment, with increasing moves to private equity-style deals, according to a new report. |
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| Regional fundraising hits $9 billion |
| Citadel Capital, a Cairo-based private equity firm, will take current Middle Eastern private equity fundraising to $9 billion with a $500 million fund aimed at Egyptian and international institutions by placement agent Citigroup, Private Equity News reports. |
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| $10 billion university fund |
| Private equity firms are quietly lining up for a chance to manage an endowment for a new Saudi university with at least $10 billion in assets. |
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| Sawiris sells stake |
| Three private-equity firms have bought a $1.7 billion stake in Weather Investments, a holding company owned by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris that includes regional telecom heavyweight Orascom. |
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| Breaking into China |
| Middle East investors are part of a private equity push into the Chinese market focusing on "green" companies. |
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| Focus on art |
| A Dubai-based private equity firm has started a $13.6 million fund to buy Middle Eastern art as prices for works by Arab and Iranian artists soar. |
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