Last month, the Abu Dhabi-backed investment firm acquired a majority stake in a UAE specialty beverage distributor.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Tim Pfister and Jay Fortin, project finance and M&A lawyers at Patton Boggs in New York, also believe the political climate for foreign investors is likely to improve as the US comes to grips with its massive infrastructure spending needs.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Indian private equity firm Sun Group has joined forces with listed Qatari real estate firm Barwa to target Indian real estate. The JV will acquire and develop land banks in high growth corridors in the country and comes two years after the $630m Sun-Apollo India Real Estate Fund.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The California-based placement agent also estimates that $21.5bn has been raised for infrastructure in the first nine months of 2008, which is less than the $34.3bn raised last year, but more than the 2006 total of $17.9bn.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Jesús Olmos Clavijo, former CEO of Spanish utility Endesa, will report to Marc Lipschultz, KKR’s global head of energy and infrastructure and work alongside Simon Hipperson, managing director in its European infrastructure team in London.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Newly launched First Investment Bank is reportedly targeting deals ranging from $50m to $1bn, according to CEO Jamal al-Hazeem. Kuwait-based Gulf Investment House and Boubyan Bank, as well as Abu Dhabi-based Noor Capital, were part of the investor group in the Islamic bank.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The fund is the GCC region’s first sharia-compliant mezzanine vehicle and will provide financing to a mixed-used development in Qatar.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The UK fund manager has announced a partnership with Saudi Arabian banking firm Watan Investments, which would see the duo raise funds in the Gulf region to target regional opportunities as well as investments in the UK and Europe.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
A hospitality investment fund set up by three Arab Gulf banks plans to raise $300m by the first quarter of next year, according to reports. It has already signed agreements for six deals in the Middle East and India.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
$57bn raised to date 2008-11-01 Staff Writer Global fundsBlackstone Real Estate Partners VIThe Blackstone GroupNew YorkGlobal diversifedFinalN/A$900Apr-08Equity International Fund IVEquity International PropertiesChicagoGlobal diversifedFinalN/A$500Feb-08Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners IIILehman Brother
3 min read · 22 January 2013
