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  Logistics

  Logistics investment holds firm despite Strait of Hormuz closure upending supply chains

  May 18, 2026

  Trucking hits a 10-year high; Gulf entry point’s blockage reshapes European freight flows.

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  Weekend Analysis

  How the war in Iran is changing the way PE thinks about energy

  April 2, 2026

  For investors, energy security and the clean energy transition are no longer separate conversations.

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  Middle East

  MENA PE faces reckoning as Iran war endangers overseas appetite

  March 23, 2026

  About 70% of deal value in the region last year involved cross-border investment.

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  Middle East

  War puts Middle East and North Africa’s fragile VC recovery in danger

  March 10, 2026

  Capital invested in the region’s startups was up over 95% last year.

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  Middle East

  Industry braces as war erupts in the Gulf

  March 2, 2026

  Conflict between Iran, the US and Israel upends regional security, jolting oil markets and eroding confidence. For private markets, the ripple effects will be many.

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  PE Fundraising

  IK Partners tops EMEA fundraising ranking as LPs eye both scale and specialization

  February 27, 2026

  Ten managers accounted for 44% of capital raised by the region’s GPs in 2025.

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  Top Investor

  Meet the 10 most active VC investors in the Middle East

  February 4, 2026

  Local firms are completing more deals, but foreign backers are upping their participation in the region’s transactions.

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  Venture Capital

  Qatar adds $2B to FoF strategy in VC push

  February 2, 2026

  The boost underscores the Gulf state’s move to position itself as a regional venture hub.

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  Middle East

  Saudi market reforms unlock billions, strengthening IPO exit routes

  January 29, 2026

  Benefits are expected to spill over into the private markets.

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  Climate Tech

  UAE climate fund launches $1.2B vehicle with Spanish lender BBVA

  January 15, 2026

  Abu Dhabi-backed Alterra secures bank’s $250M commitment for its new Opportunity Fund.

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  Infrastructure

  Brookfield, Qatar form $20B AI joint venture

  December 9, 2025

  The Middle East is ramping up sovereign-backed efforts to develop data centers and computing hubs and expand access to AI technology.

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  Food & Beverage

  PAI scoops up $4.2B for Häagen-Dazs maker continuation fund

  October 2, 2025

  Vehicle for PE firm’s 50% stake in UK-based Froneri attracts Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund as a co-investor.

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  Private Equity

  EA’s record $55B take-private underscores PIF’s long-game ambitions

  September 30, 2025

  Saudi sovereign wealth fund joins Silver Lake and Affinity Partners to acquire games developer in what is the biggest LBO in history.

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  Private Equity

  5 charts: Mideast, N. Africa’s maturing PE market on course for record year

  September 19, 2025

  The market is reaching maturity as fund managers in the region become more established

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  Middle East

  Middle East pacing to set new PE deal record

  August 27, 2025

  The region’s deal value this year is already hitting 90% of the ceiling set in 2023.

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  Middle East

  Ex-Investcorp leader secures $2B for maiden fund within a year of launching

  July 10, 2025

  BlueFive’s vehicle will focus on healthcare, technology, hospitality, aviation and industrial sectors.

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  AI

  $10B fund signals the scale of Saudi’s lofty AI ambitions

  May 28, 2025

  Saudi state-backed AI company Humain is raising a $10 billion VC fund to help reshape the kingdom as an AI hub.

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