ME private equity sees growing volumes in 2015Last year was a very encouraging year for private equity (PE) in the Mena region with a growing volume of larger deals, notably in the retail and consumer goods, healthcare, and education sectors, an industry expert said. “T More… |
SCPE invests $35m in Al Jazeera Agricultural CoStandard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) has acquired a minority stake in Al Jazeera Agricultural Company, a fully integrated poultry and chicken feed producer and distributor in Jordan, through an equity investment of $35 million. More… |
Private equity as agent of change in MenaMany of the beliefs surrounding the impact of private equity (PE) firms, such as job destruction and an excessive focus on short-term profitability, do not hold, according to a report. On the other hand, local and international PE More… |
Male medics ban in labour theatresMale medics will be banned from labour theatres in all of Bahrain's maternity hospitals under controversial legislation approved by MPs yesterday. Only female health staff will be allowed into the theatres, except in serious cases when a male spec More… |
Dubai's Baer Capital eyes new PE fundIndia-focused Baer Capital Partners expects to raise around $300 million for a second private equity fund and plans its first exit by floating a power distribution company, its chief executive told Reuters. The Dubai-headquartered investme More… |