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Lunate invests in Adnoc Oil Properties

Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment firm Lunate Capital has acquired a 40% stake in Adnoc Oil Properties (AOP), a crude oil pipeline infrastructure asset. The stake...

StanChart and Old Mutual launch Mena wealth platform

The respective venture capital arms of Standard Chartered and Old Mutual, SC Ventures and NEXT176, have collaborated on the launch of a financial wellness...

Oman Investment Authority launches $5.2bn fund

Oman’s sovereign wealth fund, Oman Investment Authority (OIA), has launched a US$5.2 billion fund to invest in Omani projects and companies. The Future Fund Oman...

SS&C opens Abu Dhabi office

Fund administrator SS&C is the latest global firm to set up a new business in the Middle East. The US-based firm has opened an office...

Investcorp names chief financial officer

Bahrain-based alternative investment firm Investcorp has appointed Abbas Rizvi as its group chief financial officer (CFO). He replaces Jan Erik Back who has announced his...

Saudi Arabia sees surge in private equity

Private equity (PE) activity in Saudi Arabia reached US$4 billion in 2023, further extending a rapid increase over the last five years. The 2019-2023 Saudi...

Allen & Overy launches Riyadh office

Law firm Allen & Overy is the latest international professional services firm to open an office in Saudi Arabia. According to Allen & Overy, the...

GFH’s London real estate business names chairman

Zayed R Alzayani has been named as chairman of the board of Roebuck, the UK subsidiary of Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group. Roebuck is a pan-European...

Franklin Templeton opens Riyadh office

US asset manager Franklin Templeton has launched in Saudi Arabia after opening an office in Riyadh. The move comes after the firm received licences from...

KSA tops Mena’s crypto investment charts

Investors in Saudi Arabia made gains of more than US$350 million in 2023, according to industry data. Analysis from blockchain firm Chainalysis shows that Saudi...

UAE’s investment app users to hit 1m by 2028

The UAE is set to see more than one million users of investment apps in the next five years, according to research. Analysis from Singapore-based...

Middle East CEOs optimistic about economic growth

Almost two-thirds (61%) of business heads in the Middle East are optimistic about the prospect of increased economic growth in the next three to...

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