Kuwait

To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger... 2009-07-28

Zain has finalised a deal to become the majority shareholder in Paltel, the incumbent telecoms operator in Gaza and the West Bank. The deal is in the form of a share swap that will... 2009-05-19

Kuwait's banking sector crisis is ongoing despite the government's bail-out, fiscal stimulus and its sovereign wealth fund agreeing to provide liquidity to banks. The National Bank... 2009-02-11

CFW's view on the importance of the infrastructure sector for private equity firms continues to play out, and on December 16 Australia's Macquarie Group and the Abu Dhabi Commercial... 2008-12-22

On September 14 Dubai Group announced that it has become a founding shareholder in Mazaya Saudi. The group purchased a 20% stake in the Saudi Arabia-based real estate developer via... 2008-09-17

On September 2, Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) announced that it will buy a majority stake in the Industrial Development Bank of Jordan (IDB), a strategic investment that will pave the... 2008-09-03

Kuwait's Global Investment House (GIH) announced on June 17 that it plans to list its private equity fund Global MENA Financial Assets on the London stock exchange. GIH plans to... 2008-06-19