Qatar

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

Qatar Telecom has caused confusion with its October 23 move to lower its offer for Indonesia's second-largest mobile operator, PT Indosat. Without stating a reason, the company, also... 2008-10-29

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

Qatar Telecom (Qtel), the exclusive telecommunications provider in Qatar, said on September 2 that it is studying the possibility of bidding for Iran's third mobile license, in an... 2008-09-03

Bourse M&A looks set to continue this year between developed and emerging markets. On June 25, NYSE Euronext agreed to purchase a 25% stake in Qatar's Doha Securities Market (DSM).... 2008-06-26

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

Kuwait's Global Investment House, an asset management and investment banking company, announced on April 22 that it will sell 355mn shares to investors. The share sale will raise... 2008-04-25

This week CFW reports on yet another oversubscribed Gulf IPO. Gulf International Services (GIS), a holding company owned by Qatar Petroleum (QP), attracted more than five times the... 2008-03-28

The market for Islamic private equity funds looks to be booming, as a number of firms in the Middle East have recently announced plans to launch new funds that will invest in the... 2008-03-14

Turkey's first major privatisation of the year was completed in late February with British American Tobacco (BAT) winning the bid for cigarette firm Tekel Sigara. BAT was the sole... 2008-02-26