StanChart eyes ME private equity deals in 2010Standard Chartered expects to complete private equity deals in the Middle East in 2010, but sees the unhealthy IPO market and a price expectation gap between buyers and sellers as barriers to the sector's revival. Taimoor Labib, recent More… |
New Bahrain bank mulls private equity dealsNewly-launched First Investment Bank is working on five private equity deals each worth $50 million to $1 billion, and expects Egypt to top the region for such deals, the Islamic lender's chief executive said. The newcomer wants to cap More… |