Private Equity in the Gulf comes back on track

Since 2014, the Gulf's private equity (PE) industry has been facing challenges in the wake of macroeconomic slowdown combined with oil price volatility and rising geopolitical risk. To top it off, the collapse of region’s biggest buyout firm (Abraaj) worsened the situation and significantly eroded institutional investor confidence. As a result, fund raising remained...

Demand for flexible office space in the Middle East is picking up

The past five years have seen a fundamental shift in which worldwide office space is used by occupiers, which has changed the way that office space is being delivered by the real estate industry. The growth of flexible offices - defined as “office space provided on a short-term lease or license” - has been...