Company Insights Investcorp Banking and Finance Investcorp News Sustainability Investcorp completes first control buyout in China Bahrain’s alternative investment firm Investcorp has acquired a controlling stake in Shandong Jianuo Electronics Co. Ltd. (Jianuo), a Chinese renewable energy critical components manufacturer. Operating out of the Shandong province and China’s Greater Bay area, Jianuo produces specialty premium components used in high-end applications such as electric vehicles power management, battery charging infrastructure, solar and wind […] May 21, 2023 Analysis GCC and Japan move into fast lane for trade growth When Abu Dhabi announced the launch of the world’s largest autonomous racing league last month, it was with a significant nod to trade with Japan. Aspire, an arm of the emirate’s Advanced Technology Research Council, unveiled plans to host the first autonomous car race next year, featuring the Dallara-built Super Formula cars exclusively provided by […] April 13, 2023 Banking and Finance Investcorp buys majority stake in US HVAC firm Bahrain’s alternative investment firm Investcorp has acquired a majority stake in Shearer Supply, a US-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment distributor, to drive its organic growth and further expansion. The total investment value was not disclosed. However, the previous owners, including Shearer’s management team, Shearer family and PNC Riverarch Capital, will “meaningfully re-invest” alongside […] April 13, 2023 Banking and Finance Investcorp closes $1.2 billion debut US equity fund Investcorp has raised more than $1.2 billion for its inaugural North American private equity fund. The Middle East’s biggest alternative asset manager, which managed $50 billion in assets as of December 2022, said the new fund will concentrate on control buy-out investments in middle market services businesses in North America. Investcorp’s US launch will have […] March 1, 2023 Banking and Finance Investcorp looks East with office opening in Japan Investcorp has opened an office in Tokyo as it looks to capitalise on Japanese investment opportunities. The Middle East’s biggest alternative asset manager, which managed $50 billion in assets as of December 2022, will provide global alternative investment solutions in Japan. It will also set the groundwork for it to direct private equity and real […] February 27, 2023 Analysis Energy Masdar could look East for investment opportunities Masdar may look to capitalise on investments in the East as it continues to increase its global footprint. Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy giant has committed more than $30 billion in projects in over 40 countries, powering in excess of 14gw of clean energy. It has also indicated plans to grow that by 10gw by the […] February 16, 2023 Business of Sport English football ‘shake-up’ will not deter Middle East investors A shake-up of ownership rules in English football is unlikely to put off Middle East investors, industry analysts have said. On Thursday, British tabloid The Sun reported that it had seen a leaked copy of the UK government’s football white paper, stating that takeovers of football clubs could be blocked if the prospective owners could […] February 6, 2023 Economy Investcorp reveals massive expansion plans in India Bahrain-based Investcorp has vowed to grow the size of its business in India five-fold in the next five years. The alternative investments firm, which managed $50 billion in assets as of December 2022, only entered India in the first quarter of 2019, but has since completed 15 investments worth $1 billion. Speaking from the company’s […] February 2, 2023 Banking and Finance Investcorp to set up ‘multi-billion dollar’ sustainability platform Investcorp has revealed plans to establish a “multi-billion dollar” sustainability platform to capitalise on what co-CEO Rishi Kapoor described as “the most attractive opportunity from an investment perspective that we have seen in a generation”. A report from consultants McKinsey estimates $250 trillion of cumulative spending on physical assets is needed over the next three […] January 30, 2023 Cop28 Clean energy investment may be hit by economic slowdown The global economic downturn could have serious implications on investment into clean energy and cause climate change targets to be pushed back, experts have warned. Elias Hajj, senior partner at McKinsey & Co, said during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week that an estimated $6 trillion is needed annually to fund the transition to clean energy. But […] January 19, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 4 5 6 Next
Sustainability Investcorp completes first control buyout in China Bahrain’s alternative investment firm Investcorp has acquired a controlling stake in Shandong Jianuo Electronics Co. Ltd. (Jianuo), a Chinese renewable energy critical components manufacturer. Operating out of the Shandong province and China’s Greater Bay area, Jianuo produces specialty premium components used in high-end applications such as electric vehicles power management, battery charging infrastructure, solar and wind […] May 21, 2023
Analysis GCC and Japan move into fast lane for trade growth When Abu Dhabi announced the launch of the world’s largest autonomous racing league last month, it was with a significant nod to trade with Japan. Aspire, an arm of the emirate’s Advanced Technology Research Council, unveiled plans to host the first autonomous car race next year, featuring the Dallara-built Super Formula cars exclusively provided by […] April 13, 2023
Banking and Finance Investcorp buys majority stake in US HVAC firm Bahrain’s alternative investment firm Investcorp has acquired a majority stake in Shearer Supply, a US-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment distributor, to drive its organic growth and further expansion. The total investment value was not disclosed. However, the previous owners, including Shearer’s management team, Shearer family and PNC Riverarch Capital, will “meaningfully re-invest” alongside […] April 13, 2023
Banking and Finance Investcorp closes $1.2 billion debut US equity fund Investcorp has raised more than $1.2 billion for its inaugural North American private equity fund. The Middle East’s biggest alternative asset manager, which managed $50 billion in assets as of December 2022, said the new fund will concentrate on control buy-out investments in middle market services businesses in North America. Investcorp’s US launch will have […] March 1, 2023
Banking and Finance Investcorp looks East with office opening in Japan Investcorp has opened an office in Tokyo as it looks to capitalise on Japanese investment opportunities. The Middle East’s biggest alternative asset manager, which managed $50 billion in assets as of December 2022, will provide global alternative investment solutions in Japan. It will also set the groundwork for it to direct private equity and real […] February 27, 2023
Analysis Energy Masdar could look East for investment opportunities Masdar may look to capitalise on investments in the East as it continues to increase its global footprint. Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy giant has committed more than $30 billion in projects in over 40 countries, powering in excess of 14gw of clean energy. It has also indicated plans to grow that by 10gw by the […] February 16, 2023
Business of Sport English football ‘shake-up’ will not deter Middle East investors A shake-up of ownership rules in English football is unlikely to put off Middle East investors, industry analysts have said. On Thursday, British tabloid The Sun reported that it had seen a leaked copy of the UK government’s football white paper, stating that takeovers of football clubs could be blocked if the prospective owners could […] February 6, 2023
Economy Investcorp reveals massive expansion plans in India Bahrain-based Investcorp has vowed to grow the size of its business in India five-fold in the next five years. The alternative investments firm, which managed $50 billion in assets as of December 2022, only entered India in the first quarter of 2019, but has since completed 15 investments worth $1 billion. Speaking from the company’s […] February 2, 2023
Banking and Finance Investcorp to set up ‘multi-billion dollar’ sustainability platform Investcorp has revealed plans to establish a “multi-billion dollar” sustainability platform to capitalise on what co-CEO Rishi Kapoor described as “the most attractive opportunity from an investment perspective that we have seen in a generation”. A report from consultants McKinsey estimates $250 trillion of cumulative spending on physical assets is needed over the next three […] January 30, 2023
Cop28 Clean energy investment may be hit by economic slowdown The global economic downturn could have serious implications on investment into clean energy and cause climate change targets to be pushed back, experts have warned. Elias Hajj, senior partner at McKinsey & Co, said during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week that an estimated $6 trillion is needed annually to fund the transition to clean energy. But […] January 19, 2023
