Private equity: Abraaj leads Gulf buyouts

“A young and growing population means there are huge opportunities” Fred Sicre, Abraaj

The Middle East may see bigger than ever private equity deals in the coming months and years as investors left with billions of dollars of unused capital raised just before last year’s oil, property and stock market crashes start to put their money to work. A recent industry report reckons that private equity funds in the Gulf have $11 billion waiting to be invested.