NBK Capital Partners, Gulf Capital to fund Jordan firmNBK Capital Partners and Gulf Capital have partnered for the first time to make a strategic investment in Jordan’s Classic Fashion Apparel Industry, one of the biggest private sector employers in Jordan with over 24,000 employees. More… |
NBK unit invests into Saudi restaurant chainNBK Capital Partners, the private equity group of NBK Capital, has completed an investment into Amo Hamza, the leading seafood casual dining chain in Saudi Arabia. The investment was consummated through NBK Capital Equity Partners More… |
NBK Capital buys into UAE dining chainNBK Capital, a subsidiary of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Shakespeare and Co, a leading casual dining chain headquartered in the UAE. The investment was made through NBK Capital Equity Par More… |
NBK Capital exits Turkey hospital chainNBK Capital, a leading bank in Kuwait, has announced the sale of its equity stake in Dunya Goz, Turkey’s largest ophthalmology hospital chain, to the founding shareholder. This is yet another realization for NBK Capital Equi More… |
Burgan Bank in $356m bond issueKamco, a subsidiary of United Gulf Bank (UGB) and NBK Capital have announced the successful completion of a KD100 million ($356 million) lower tier II (LT2) subordinated bond issue by Kuwait-based Burgan Bank. &nbs More… |
NBK Capital wins best broker awardNBK Capital, a unit of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), has won the "Best Broker in Kuwait 2012" award from leading international finance magazine Global Investor. Global Investor is part of the Euromoney Institutional Inv More… |
NBK Capital advises Qtel on $1.8bn acquisitionKuwait-based NBK Capital advised Qatar Telecommunications (Qtel) on the completion of its $1.8 billion acquisition of 39.61 per cent of National Mobile Telecommunications (Wataniya Telecom). The offer was well received by shareholders, More… |
NBK seals Dubai university dealNBK Capital, the investment banking arm of National Bank of Kuwait, said it has completed a mezzanine investment in Eikon International Holding, the operator of Heriot Watt University in Dubai. The investment was made through the firm’s pi More… |
NBK Capital ups First Gulf Bank to 'buy'NBK Capital upgraded First Gulf Bank to "buy" from "accumulate" and said it expects the lender to record a 6 percent growth in net profit this year. First Gulf Bank, Abu Dhabi's second-largest bank by market capitalization, cou More… |
NBK Capital exiting 40pc stake in Saudi firmNBK Capital, the investment banking arm of National Bank of Kuwait, is selling its stake in Saudi fleet leasing and car rental firm Hanco and may cash out in an initial public offering for its Turkish investment Kilic Deniz, a top executive said o More… |