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Abraaj Capital

Type: Company

Name: Abraaj Capital

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First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

PepsiCo Inc

Inside View: Sailing Stones

Joshua Carter, associate recruiter at Sailing Stones, hires MBAs for roles at firms including Lloyds, Samsung and Pepsico!Joshua Carter is a recruiter by day and an army reservist by nightSailing Stones is a recruitment company which provides Executive ... [Published BusinessBecause - May 16 2013]

Entities: Executive Search, Market Intelligence, PepsiCo Inc

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

World Economic Forum

Regional integration key to Africas future -new report

Regional integration key to Africa’s future competitivenessWEF press release.The strides made by African economies in achieving economic growth must be accompanied by efforts to boost long-term competitiveness if the continent is to ensure sustainable ... [Published TNT News - May 10 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure, World Economic Forum, African Development Bank, Jennifer Blanke

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 3 reports

Abraaj Capital

Abraaj Capital nears first deal in Ivory Coast

Private equity firm Abraaj Capital is reportedly looking to make its first investment ion Ivory Coast this year.Additionally, the Dubai-based firm is also considering opportunities in Africa’s health and education sectors, partners Davinder Sikand and ... [Published AltAssets.net - May 10 2013]

Entities: Abraaj Capital, Côte d'Ivoire, AltAssets, Ion, World Economic Forum

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

African Development Bank

Regional Integration Key to Africa's Future Competitiveness

African Press OrganizationCAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, May 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- • Africa must increase competitiveness or jeopardize future growth, warns the Africa Competitiveness Report 2013, which assesses prospects for sustainable ... [Published BizWire Express - May 09 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure, World Economic Forum, African Development Bank, World Bank Group, Mo Ibrahim

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

World Bank Group

WORLD BANK GROUP : Regional Integration Key to Africa's Future Competitiveness

- The strides made by African economies in achieving economic growth must be accompanied by efforts to boost long-term competitiveness if the continent is to ensure sustainable improvements in living standards finds a new report, the Africa Competitiveness ... [Published 4 Traders - May 09 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure, World Bank Group, World Economic Forum, Mo Ibrahim

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Delta Partners appoints Citi to provide private equity services

Related fund data linksCitigroup Private EquityCiti has been appointed to provide private equity services to Delta Partners, a management advisory and investment firm specialising in telecoms, media and technology (TMT) in emerging markets.Citi is providing ... [Published Private Equity Wire - May 09 2013]

Entities: Delta Partners, Private Equity, Appointed, Emerging Markets, Small & Medium Enterprises

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

CoorsTek

John Coors plans to raise capital for private equity deals in Africa

John Coors, the great-grandson of the founder of Coors Brewing Co., plans to raise $300 million from wealthy families in the U.S. and Africa for a private equity fund to invest in Africa. The One Thousand & One Voices fund will have $50 million to $100 ... [Published Denver Post - May 07 2013]

Entities: Private Equity, Buyout, CoorsTek, Coors Brewing Co, Abraaj Capital

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Kuwait Energy announces increases in revenue...

Kuwait Energy, one of the fastest growing independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the Middle East, announced an update on its financial and corporate activities during its first quarter. Sara Akbar, Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait ... [Published AME Info - May 02 2013]

Entities: Kuwait, Yemen, Consortium

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Abraaj Capital sells Unitrio Technology to NTT FACILITIES

Abraaj Capital Limited, a UAE-based private equity firm, has sold Unitrio Technology Limited to NTT FACILITIES, INC., a Japan-based provider of engineering services. .Unitrio is a Thailand-based company engaged in design and construction management, distribution ... [Published Scottrade - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Abraaj Capital, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp, Private Equity

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

KESC continues its march toward higher profitability

KARACHI:The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) continues to have a good year, with revenues and profits up sharply in the third quarter of financial year 2013.According to a statement sent by the company to the Karachi Stock Exchange, KESC saw its ... [Published The Express Tribune - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Karachi, Fiscal Year, Arif Naqvi

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

Network launches prepaid card. Mercury payment [National, Th. . .

Network launches prepaid card. Mercury payment [National, The (United Arab Emirates)]Gregor Stuart HunterAl Bawaba Ltd.Network International is taking on the payment giants Visa and MasterCard with a new line in prepaid cards aimed at the UAEs blue-collar ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Mercury, Prepaid Card, MasterCard Inc, United Arab Emirates, Visa Inc

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 2 reports

SOCAR shows interest for partnership with Turkish media

Foreign firms are increasingly interested in investing in the Turkish media sector, as Azerbaijan’s state oil company Socar, U.S. based Time Warner and a Gulf company eye stakes in television channels and a daily newspaper.Socar is looking for a possible ... [Published Today.Az - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Time Warner Inc, Abraaj Capital, Hürriyet, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Quotes

"The country has huge potential (e g., in agriculture and mining) and there is room for positive surprises and higher growth rates, e g., if significant amounts of commercially viable oil are found" said Standard Chartered Bank

Reviving the Ivorian miracle [Published Zawya.com - May 12 2013]

"The focus is to have them expand their facilities to be able to take on more students" he said

REFILE-Abraaj private equity sees promise in post-war Ivory Coast [Published Reuters - May 09 2013]

...can raise funds despite the challenging fundraising environment," says Kamran Anwar (pictured), EMEA head of private equity services at Citi. "As capital becomes scarcer in Western markets, private equity firms are increasingly sourcing investors from the Gulf and other growth regions. Citi's own research estimates that there is USD6trn of assets controlled by the world's wealthiest families, USD5trn of which will change generational hands in the coming ten years. The Middle East echoes this trend - it has a long-standing entrepreneurial tradition and managers with compelling investment ideas and track records will continue to succeed."

Delta Partners appoints Citi to provide private equity services [Published Private Equity Wire - May 09 2013]

Sarita Nayyar, Managing Director and Head of Consumer Industries at the , welcomed this, saying, "USAID’s support is timely and essential for the Grow Africa team to be fully equipped to play its role in facilitating collaboration, inclusive investment and transparent action for a real transformation of Africa’s agriculture. We are proud to be partners in this, and we invite others to join us on this exciting journey."

Grow Africa Reports Substantial Early Impact of Agricultural Investments [Published World Economic Forum - May 09 2013]

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John Coors plans to raise capital for private e... [Published Denver Post - May 07 2013]
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Making The Grade: Are Dubai’s Schools Adequate? [Published Gulf Business - May 04 2013]
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Hawkamah re-launches its Private Equity Task Force [Published AME Info - May 02 2013]
Kuwait Energy Q1 revenue up 8.6pc [Published GulfBase - May 02 2013]
Re-launch: Private Equity Task Force [Published SME Advisor - Apr 30 2013]
Abraaj Capital sells Unitrio Technology to NTT ... [Published Scottrade - Apr 29 2013]
NTT FACILITIES acquires Unitrio Technology [Published Scottrade - Apr 29 2013]
Hawkamah re-launches its Private Equity Task Fo... [Published Zawya.com - Apr 29 2013]
Hawkamah reaches out to regional Private Equity... [Published Business Intelligence Middle East - Apr 29 2013]
KESC continues its march toward higher profitab... [Published The Express Tribune - Apr 26 2013]
Leading Speakers in the CSR Roundtable in Dubai... [Published CSR Wire - Apr 23 2013]
Network launches prepaid card. Mercury payment ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 23 2013]
Emirates NBD unit takes on Visa and MasterCard ... [Published Abu Dhabi National - Apr 22 2013]
Expansion for Kuwait energy [Published Emirates Construction - Apr 16 2013]
Foreign firms’ interest for investment in Turki... [Published Balkans.com - Apr 16 2013]
“Too much money” in private equity? [Published Asian Investor - Apr 16 2013]

Blogs

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As Obama Visits The West Bank, Palestinians Rea... [Published TechCrunch - Mar 24 2013] Sitting in Snobar , a cool bar shaded by fir trees in deepest Ramallah, George Khadder is practically thumping the table as he speaks. A Palestinian who has worked in Silicon Valley, he talks passionately about his desire for Palestinian entrepreneurs ...
As Obama Visits The West Bank, Palestinians Rea... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Mar 24 2013] Sitting in Snobar , a cool bar shaded by fir trees in deepest Ramallah, George Khadder is practically thumping the table as he speaks. A Palestinian who has worked in Silicon Valley, he talks passionately about his desire for Palestinian entrepreneurs ...
Invest in ICT- Where investors and companies me... [Published MediaME PR Newswire - Feb 18 2013] The Information and Communications Technology Association - Int@j and Endeavor Jordan stated that the Invest in ICT event which will take place on March 6, 2013 under the MENA ICT Forum 2013 will be a great opportunity for investors to meet with participating ...
JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai gears up for la... [Published MediaME PR Newswire - Jan 16 2013] Following a multi-agency competitive pitch, Dabo and Co has been assigned the responsibility to organize the much anticipated launch of the JW Marriott Marquis this February. The massive project, which will be the focus of global attention, will ...