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HC Securities & Investment is looking to close its first private equity transaction worth between EGP 500 mn and 1 bn this year, Chairman Hussein Choucri told Hapi Journal. HC is targeting several similar transactions in which regional and international investors acquire stakes of up to 30% in companies. 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