In H1 2016, foreign investors spent a total of 5.1 billion USD on apartment properties in the US. Investment into US apartments by foreign buyers has averaged 5.4 billion USD over the past ten years, and so the activity seen in H1 could be considered very healthy. However, it represents a dip in investment compared…
The Saudi Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs is responsible for the administration of all of the Kingdom’s municipalities – ranging from massive urban centres to smaller, more rural areas. A key focus of the Ministry is to ensure that each municipality enjoys the same standard of infrastructure quality and efficiency as the rest of…
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which has been the primary investment vehicle of the UAE government for the past 40 years, has seen a drop in its long-term gains. The fund’s assets are expected to drop to 475 billion USD at the end of 2016, down from an estimated 502 billion USD at the end…
The investment arm of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Mumtalakat Holding Company, has announced the recent successful acquisition of an equity stake in KOS Group, a European healthcare group that provides long-term care and rehabilitation services, as well as hospital equipment management, cancer care services and diagnostics. Based in Italy, KOS Group operates over 76 dedicated…
The US healthcare sector is making rapid strides in recovering from the level of risk present in the sector in 2015. According to Michael Palumbo, founder of Third Millenium trading, the US healthcare sector “is now at a level where investors can begin to accumulate long positions without nearly the risk there was a year…
African tech startups received a total of over 185 million USD over the course of 2015. A significant proportion of this investment was dedicated to “social enterprises”, i.e. profit-making companies with social impact as their main goal. Some African entrepreneurs have voiced concern over the disproportionate amount of funding and attention given to these social…
For a technology solution provider, breaking into a new market requires a clear-cut strategy. In the case of the hospitality market, this strategy ideally involves networking with hoteliers and showcasing solutions in a direct, hands-on manner. Sparking the interest of Hotel Directors, Purchasing Officers and General Managers is not always as simple as sending them…
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) recently closed its second Middle East Venture Fund at 32 million USD – and in doing so, the venture capital firm became the largest independent funder of new businesses in the Middle East. MEVP specialises in startups within the digital and tech sphere. It currently has 120 million USD worth…
According to research firm PitchBook, venture capital funding for technology startups in Europe is down 1.5 billion USD, falling from 4.3 billion USD in the second quarter of 2015 to 2.8 billion USD in the second quarter of this year. UK startups have received the most funding of all European startups, bringing in 994 million…
The recent 3.5 billion USD investment by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) into Uber has been the topic of heated discussion since its announcement in June. The investment gave the PIF’s Managing Director, Yasir Al Rumayyan, a seat on Uber’s Board of Directors, and this aspect of the deal has been criticised by some.…