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Investcorp buys into Kuwaiti auto group (Trade Arabia - 30/09/2012)

Bahrain-based investment company Investcorp said it has signed an agreement with Automak Automotive Company (Automak), a leading independent vehicle leasing and rental company in Kuwait, to acquire a 35 per cent stake in the company. A global provider
KIC adopts Istidamah solutions to ensure e-security (Arab Times - 29/09/2012)

Kuwait Investment Company (KIC) announced signing an agreement with Istidamah Holding, a company specialized in integrated environmental solutions, to be benefit from their services in the areas of environmental conservation, as well as maintaining
We are Leeds, says Gulf Finance House (The National - 28/09/2012)

Gulf Finance House is leading a deal to help acquire the English Championship team Leeds United Football Club (LUFC) on behalf of an unnamed investor. The Bahraini Islamic investment bank publicly disclosed its participation in the deal yesterday, after
Global Islamic finance set to double by 2015, says Standard and Poor's (AME Info - 20/09/2012)

Global Islamic Finance is set to double in size between 2011 and 2015 with the sector increasingly viewed as a real alternative to conventional finance, according to Standard & Poor's (S&P). The global prospects for the Islamic Finance industry will be
Record Islamic finance deal agreed in in Turkey (IslamicFinance.de - 18/09/2012)

With the participation of a couple of major international banks, Al Baraka Turk Participation Bank has signed anIslamic finance deal worth $450 million making this a record. 32 banks from 16 countries are included in the facility. Among them are Standard
Archway acknowledged as the fastest growing private company in the USA (Gulfbase.com - 16/09/2012)

Archway Marketing Services, the marketing logistics services portfolio company of Investcorp is announced as the fastest growing private company in the USA for the fourth consecutive year on the Inc. 500|5000 list. Archway first appeared on the Inc.
Al Baraka Turk announces an Islamic Finance Agreement worth USD 450mln (Gulfbase.com - 16/09/2012)

The subsidiary banking unit of Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (ABG), Al Baraka Turk Participation Bank announced the completion of a successful Islamic finance agreement worth USD 450 million. It is the largest Islamic finance deal in the history of
Tamweel’s Dubai, Abu Dhabi portfolio sees 10-15% price rise (Khaleej Times - 09/09/2012)

Tamweel, the UAE Islamic home finance provider, said the sale price of properties in its portfolio increased by 10-15 per cent on average between January 2011 and June 2012, with appreciation most acute in mature and completed developments in Dubai and
GFH eyes stake buys, tech fund launch (Reuters - 04/09/2012)

Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House (GFH) is looking to acquire stakes in asset management and real estate firms and increase ownership in its portfolio companies, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The sharia-compliant investment house, heavily impacted by
Global debt restructuring plan OK’d (Reuters - 03/09/2012)

Shareholders in Kuwait’s Global Investment House approved Sunday a final plan to create new special purpose vehicles that will carry the company’s debt as part of the $1.7 billion debt restructuring plan. Global, which is undergoing its second debt
Al-Madar incurs KD 527,295 loss in H1 (Arab Times - 01/09/2012)

Capital Market Authority approved the interim financial statements of Al-Madar Finance and Investment Company (Al-Madar) for the first half period ending March 31, 2012, dated Aug 26, 2012. Particulars (3 months March 31, March 31, ending) 2012
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