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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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

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