Archana Narayanan
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Dubai Holding said to purchase stake in Zara’s Middle East operator
The stake purchase in Beirut-based Azadea Group values the business at more than $1 billion.
Saudi Arabia to invest another $45b in SoftBank’s next Vision Fund
A significant investment in the next Vision Fund would help the PIF boost its assets, which have already risen to over $300 billion.
Qatar Investment Authority CEO said to leave $320b sovereign wealth fund
Under Sheikh Abdullah, the fund moved away from its strategy of investments in trophy assets, instead focusing on diversifying its portfolio in the U.
Investors of $1.6b Abraaj fund claim they are owed at least $300m
The investors are also seeking to stop paying management fees to Abraaj, citing breach of duties to the fund.
Saudi Aramco said to line up banks to fund Sabic acquisition
Aramco is considering buying 50-70% from the Public Investment Fund, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, which controls Sabic
Abu Dhabi firm counters Cerberus’ offer for Abraaj unit with $55m bid
Abu Dhabi Capital Management told Abraaj’s liquidators it would pay $30 million to buy the rights to manage Abraaj’s funds and $25 million to cove
Investors in Abraaj’s near $1b Africa Fund seek new manager
Investors in the $990 million Abraaj Africa Fund III want to replace the Dubai-based company and have reached out to potential investors including Car
Dubai’s Amanat swoops in for deals in wake of Abraaj collapse
Amanat sees an opportunity to tap the Gulf, India and Egypt for healthcare and education deals after Abraaj's collapse.
Abraaj said to sell Dubai campus to Amanat Holdings for $100m
Amanat, which owns 35 percent in Abu Dhabi University Holding Co. and 21.7 percent in Taaleem Holdings, is seeking to expand its presence in the Middl
Dubai’s Abraaj said to plan filing for provisional liquidation
The Dubai-based investment firm plans to file before June 29 when a court hearing of a petition to liquidate Abraaj Holdings by Kuwait’s Public Inst