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			<description><![CDATA[PE firm's CEO says 2010 to be a significant investing year for private equity. ]]></description>
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			<title>GCC execs say worst of downturn probably over</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[From banks to property firms, business chiefs remain cautious but optimistic.]]></description>
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			<title>DP World denies stake sale talks with Abraaj</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: Port operator issues statement to Dubai bourse following reports.]]></description>
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			<title>Abraaj eyes new opportunities in Saudi</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai based private equity firm opens new office in bid to grow business in kingdom.]]></description>
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			<title>Mideast leaders need to push ahead with reforms - panel</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[WEF session panel says further reforms key to weathering global economic crisis.]]></description>
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			<title>Abraaj seeks $4bn for new fund </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based private equity investor sees attractive valuations in MENA and South Asia regions.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Conditions would continue to be challenging in 2009, Dubai-based PE firm says.]]></description>
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			<title>EIG eyes Pakistan banking expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sharjah-based Emirates Investment Group also looking to aquire land in NewYork to build a Versace hotel.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf private equity returns 'set to soar'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abraaj Capital CEO predicts major upturn in investment activity in the Gulf region during 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>Saudi tops Mideast buyout firm's hitlist for 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abraaj Capital chief says it is eyeing listed acquisitions with view to taking them private.]]></description>
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			<title>Abraaj buys controlling stake in Karachi power firm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based equity firm in deal to help boost Pakistan generating capacity.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai's Abraaj raises $3bn for buyout fund</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Looking for openings in Middle East and North Africa with 30% of investors from outside the region.]]></description>
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			<title>The increasing appeal of private equity</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Private equity deals have emerged as a crucial part of regional investors' portfolios, says David Ingham.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai's GMMOS in $46mn in sharia- compliant loan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ship-finance loan jointly arranged by Standard Chartered and Noor Islamic Bank.]]></description>
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			<title>Energy investors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Awash with petrodollars, the region is reinventing itself through iconic real estate development.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Abraaj stakes claim to Egypt lab venture</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Prominent investment firm Abraaj Capital has acquired a 79.6% stake in Egypt's Al Borg Laboratory, the largest private laboratory in the Middle East, through a public tender offer.]]></description>
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			<title>From oil to soil</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Gulf states are snapping up farmland across Asia and Africa to secure their long-term supplies.     ]]></description>
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			<title>GCC's private party</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Private equity funds across the Gulf enjoyed a vintage year in 2007, but conditions are set to tighten.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Abraaj no comment on UAE-Pakistan food pact</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai private equity firm eyeing agriculture investments, but silent on deal.]]></description>
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			<title>Rigged for success</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The acquisition of GMMOS Group by private equity leader Abraaj has placed the company in pole position to capitalise on the oil and gas sector's continued growth.]]></description>
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			<title>Private party</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gulf economies could generate $1 trillion budget surpluses in a decade, fuelling a private equity boom.     ]]></description>
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			<title>Abraaj bids $186mn for Egypt's Al Borg</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE private equity firm offers to buyout Egyptian medical services company Al Borg Laboratory. ]]></description>
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			<title>The lenders of last resort</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[More transparency from sovereign wealth funds could ensure the SWF storm stays in the teacup where it belongs.]]></description>
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			<title>Capital gains</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abraaj Capital CEO Arif Naqvi explains what the future holds for the Dubai-based private equity firm.     ]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai firm lands stake Pakistani energy outfit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abraaj Capital acquires 40% ownership in leading integrated oil company, Bosicor Group.]]></description>
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			<title>Turkish healthcare giant eyes Middle Eastern expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Investment by Abraaj Capital will help Acibadem Healthcare Services expand in Turkey and enter new markets in Middle East.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Abraaj sells stake in Maktoob.com</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai private equity firm says in statement internal rate of return from sale is more than 75%.]]></description>
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			<title>Private equity firms to raise $50bn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Middle East equity firms in for windfall as nations open up to more private investment, Abraaj says.]]></description>
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