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			<title>Regional private equity industry shake-out and consolidation has already begun</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Private equity in the GCC continues to grow notwithstanding the current difficult economic climate. In fact, the fundamentals that contributed to its growth are as valid today as they were a couple of years ago.]]></description>
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			<title>No big deal(s)?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Private equity firms in the Middle East are low on leverage and high on cash, with around $11bn of unspent capital in their coffers.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Features</category>
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			<title>Gulf Capital seeks to invest $500m in Saudi, UAE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Private equity firm targets 10 $50m deals, one in healthcare sector due soon - CEO.]]></description>
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			<title>Capital gains</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf Capital CEO, Dr Karim El Solh on why the crisis is creating opportunities for the private equity industry.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE, US venture to identify real estate projects</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi asset manager and US real estate operator seeking 'high end' opportunities.]]></description>
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			<title>International investors boost new $476m fund</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Gulf Capital CEO says success of fund comes despite global crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf Capital looks to make acquisitions as prices fall</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Abu Dhabi private equity firm says relocation companies are a 'positive' option.  ]]></description>
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			<title>PE firms in Middle East will close - experts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An overcrowded PE market means not all will survive the region's economic crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>ADCB approves Gulf Capital financing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE lender agrees AED800m medium term revolving facility.  ]]></description>
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			<title>At least 120 IPOs planned through to 2010</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Total value of IPOs over next 21 months will be $24bn, Abu Dhabi's Gulf Capital says.]]></description>
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			<title>Private eye</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As the credit crunch slows Western private equity, Daniel Stanton asks how it has affected Middle   East PE activity.]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Interviews</category>
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			<title>Investor demand drops for Gulf IPOs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf initial public offerings fell 4% in first nine months to $5.9bn, especially in Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf Capital targets offshore oil</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi-based private equity firm bolsters its position in region's oil exploration and production sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Ready for another IPO frenzy?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Arabian Business asks the experts if the markets are poised for a resurrection.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf Capital to launch new services</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi-based private equity firm licensed to offer asset management and investment banking services.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf Capital floats MIS on Oslo Main Bourse</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Middle East equity firm Gulf Capital has announced the successful floatation of Maritime Industrial Services (MIS) on the Oslo Main Bourse in Norway.]]></description>
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			<title>MIS afloat in Norway</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sharjah-based MIS prepares floatation on Norwegian exchange.]]></description>
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			<title>The enemy within</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While  the region's economic growth moves at breakneck speed, its corporate governance  drive has been left behind.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf Capital buys 50% stake in oil and gas sector</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The deal in Gulf Marine Services will see the firm capitalise on the industry's  record growth.]]></description>
			<category>Transportation | News</category>
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			<title>Value across the board</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Muhannad Qabbaj, managing director, business development, Gulf Capital, tells ABF how the firm is taking a different approach to sourcing private equity deals.  ]]></description>
			<category>Banking &amp; Finance | Interviews</category>
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			<title>The IPO shelter</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Latest figures show that 134 companies in the Gulf are preparing for stock market listings. But is it the best way to raise cash in the current market environment? And, just how big can the rewards be for both the issues and investors?]]></description>
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			<title>Capital idea</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The speed of growth in the region has attracted attention from foreign shores for many years, but a regional business investing in regional talent has yet to come make it big – until now. James Bennett meets Dr Karim El Solh, CEO of Gulf Capital, and uncovers how the Middle East has at last produced a homegrown champion]]></description>
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