Mideast Private Equity Activity Starts to Revive
The regional private equity scene is beginning to show signs of a revival after nearly two years of a standstill.
View ArticleWith Mideast Unrest, Foreign Investment Is Again Interrupted
At the end of last year, money was starting to flow again. But political uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia have investors treading cautiously.
View ArticleMideast Private Equity Pioneer Looks Beyond the Unrest
Turmoil in the Middle East has brought private equity activity in the region to a near standstill, but Arif Naqvi of Abraaj Capital is looking to buck the trend.
View ArticleIn the Mideast, Tech Start-Ups Seek Support
A small network of angel investors, incubators and early-stage venture capital firms is developing to nurture budding companies.
View ArticleEgyptian Entrepreneur Shares Lessons From Her Playbook
A serial entrepreneur in the early years of the Internet, Hanan Abdel Meguid is guiding the next generations of start-ups on how to turn ideas into commercially viable businesses.
View ArticlePrivate Equity Searches for Deals in Turkey
More than 50 private equity firms are trying to make deals in Turkey, making it hot region for investing.
View ArticleEarly Investors See Promise in Palestinian Start-Ups
Sadara Ventures, which has raised $28.7 million for a new fund backed by institutional investors, is joining a growing wave of venture capitalists plowing money into the Palestinian territories.
View ArticleBankers Find It Tough to Tap Gulf Region’s Wealth
The Middle East has proved a far harsher environment for financiers than the El Dorado it was imagined to be a few years ago.
View ArticleIn the Persian Gulf, Struggling to Adapt as Deals Dry Up
In an environment of dwindling market volume and disappointing pace of deals, some of the region’s most prominent investment banks are undergoing drastic changes.
View ArticleEgypt’s Disarray Puts a Regional Investment Bank in Play
EFG-Hermes, struggling in a volatile market, scrambles to sell a large piece of its business to a smaller rival in Qatar.
View ArticlePrivate Equity Firms Stimulate Earnings and Deals in Post-Revolution Egypt
Last year, a number of private equity-owned businesses in Egypt, in sectors like health care and power, increased their earnings by 40 percent or more, driven by surprising consumer spending.
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