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Yasir al-Rumayyan Missing From Saudi Arabia's Investment Conference

The unexplained absence of Yasir al-Rumayyan, who oversees the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, has highlighted concerns about a lack of transparency.

Mnuchin’s Private Equity Fund Raises $2.5 Billion

The former Treasury secretary has attracted investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

Mubadala forms investment partnership with BlackRock, co-leads series D funding round for $1.1bn People.ai

A consortium led by BlackRock is said to have invested in assets managed by Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala and in a private equity fund. The post Mubadala forms investment partnership with BlackRock, co-leads series

Gulf Capital exits long-held Turkish internet provider Turknet after over 150% EBITDA growth

Gulf Capital has sealed the exit of Turkish internet provider Turknet Iletisim Hizmetleri after seeing its subscriber numbers and EBITDA soar during its ownership.

Tikehau Capital taps up Middle East investment veteran Karimi to boost expertise in region

Alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital has brought in KHK & Partners co-founder Hassan Karimi as senior advisor in the Middle East region.

STC Pay said to become Saudi Arabia’s first unicorn after close of new round

Saudi Arabia-based STC Pay, digital payment solution developer, has reportedly reached a $1.3bn valuation after the close of a $200m investment.

Gulf Capital brings in Eaton Partners senior exec Jasrai as head of fundraising and IR

Middle East alternative assets major Gulf Capital has hired Eaton Partners senior exec Kaiser Jasrai as managing director of fundraising and investor relations.

CDPQ, DP World bet on ports’ continued Covid resilience by expanding investment platform to $8.2bn

Canadian pension major CDPQ and supply chain specialist DP World have expanded their ports and terminals investment platform to $8.2bn through a new investment.

Apollo inks one of the Middle East’s biggest real estate deals by leading $5.5bn investment with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Apollo Global has led a $5.5bn real estate deal with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company which will see the investor group lease some of the group's properties on a long-term basis.

Saudi Arabia-based Lean said to raise $4.5m seed round

Saudi Arabia-based Lean has reportedly raised $4.5m in a seed funding round led by RAED Venture.

CPPIB, General Atlantic heavyweights revealed as latest board members at emerging markets PE body EMPEA

Emerging markets private equity industry association EMPEA has named General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford and CPPIB head of Asia Pacific Suyi Kim to its board of directors.

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