The billionaire benefactors parted ways in 2021 after 27 years of marriage, but had pledged to continue their philanthropic work together
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Arif Naqvi loses UK extradition battle, faces US jail
A London judge overruled Naqvi’s call for appeal
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UAE ‘crucially important’ to future of global philanthropy, Gates Foundation boss says
The Arabian Gulf’s role as a hub for philanthropy is only set to grow
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Warren Buffet donates $758 million of Berkshire stocks to family-owned charities
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received over $32 billion from the Oracle of Omaha, is not among the recipient this time
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Gates Foundation boss on why philanthropy is on the rise in the Arab world
Robert Rosen says the coronavirus pandemic has created a transformative moment for giving in the region and globally
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Revealed: how Abraaj execs decided which investors to pay
Internal memos reveal how the now defunct Abraaj Group used colour coding to prioritis investors depending on how much noise they made
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Abraaj investigation is ‘well resourced’, says Dubai’s financial regulator
Although Abraaj Group founder has been released on bail, the DFSA will continue its investigation into the case
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Ex-UBS banker said to lead bid for Abraaj funds
Sources say boutique investment firm founded byYassine Bouhara is bidding to buy funds managed by the collapsed Abraaj Group
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Abraaj collapse impacted larger deals in Middle East, says growth capital firm
Demise of Abraaj left ‘big gap’ in the region, but investors ‘are not scared’ of putting their money in the Middle East, says CedarBridge MD Imad Ghandour
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Emails reveal US investor warned months before Abraaj collapse
At least two senior executives of Hamilton Lane Inc received an anonymous email in September 2017 advising them not to invest in Abraaj fund
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Former Abraaj CEO Arif Naqvi granted $20m bail by London court
Former Abraaj boss gets bail despite worries by prosecutors that he may flee to Pakistan rather than face US fraud charges
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The rise and fall of Dubai’s Abraaj Group
They were managing $14bn in assets but the star players behind The Abraaj Group, Arif Naqvi and Mustafa Abdel-Wadood, are now fighting for their futures, as they face multiple fraud charges in the world’s biggest private equity insolvency case
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Dubai regulator in contact with US counterpart about Abraaj case
Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi and former managing partner Mustafa Abdel-Wadood were arrested on US charges last week for allegedly defrauding investors
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Behind the spectacular demise of private equity firm Abraaj
Abraaj borrowed to fill the gaps when its main revenues didn’t cover operating costs and now owes creditors over $1 billion
Abraaj
Dubai regulator investigates Abraaj over alleged mismanagement
DFSA is looking into the private equity firm’s possible misuse of a $bn healthcare fund
Abraaj Group
Video: What now for Dubai’s Abraaj?
Abraaj, which once managed almost $14bn, has now filed for provisional liquidation in the Cayman Islands.
Abraaj Group
Abraaj chairman resigns as buyout group restructures
Sean Cleary leaves Dubai-based private equity group following the appointment of the joint provisional liquidators