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B Investments closes out Infinity Solar exit
Plus: Orascom Construction extends OCI merger deadline to December
Private equity firms turn to debt-funded payouts as exit bottleneck drags on
Higher rates and valuation gaps are leaving portfolio companies trapped, pushing buyout firms toward dividend recaps and other liquidity tools
Apis Partners has continued appetite for Egypt after closing its third fund at more than double its predecessor
Apis partner Hossam Abou Moussa singles out MNT-Halan as a “living example of why we remain deeply committed to Egypt”
B Investments enters higher education with EGP 560 mn EUE investment
Higher education is “an underserved market with attractive market dynamics,” says Head of Investor Relations Omar Altmann
Global private equity activity slows down due to AI-related risks, geopolitical tensions
Buyout activity dropped by 36% q-o-q to USD 172 bn in 1Q 2026, while exits fell 33% q-o-q to USD…
Private capital hasn’t frozen in MENA — but the exit playbook could change if the war drags on
PE and VC-backed companies were already pivoting to local exchanges before the war. That wager is being tested now —…
AI will likely widen existing wealth gaps, Larry Fink warns in annual letter
Absent for the second year in a row from Fink’s letter: ESG and climate
Private equity’s liquidity crunch persists, with USD 3.8 tn in assets still waiting for exit
Transaction and exit values rebounded in 2025, but distributions remain stuck near crisis-era lows
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