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3i invests $15m in Ithmar Fund II
DUBAI — 3i, a leading player in global private equity and venture capital business yesterday announced it is committing $15 million to Ithmar Capital, the Gulf-based private equity firm. Ithmar is raising its second fund, Ithmar Fund II, which is expected to reach $250 million.
The strategic alliance between 3i and Ithmar Capital is the first example of a foreign private equity firm's participation in a GCC fund to date. 3i's has an international portfolio worth $10 billion
Ithmar Fund II focuses on growth capital and buyout investments in various attractive sectors of the high growth six GCC markets. The fund is expected to be substantially oversubscribed, raising $250 million. Investors including major institutions and high net worth individuals were yesterday updated on the close of the fund and the alliance with 3i at Ithmar Capital's first investor and shareholder meeting in Dubai.
“The expansion in fund size is not only due to high investor demand but, more fundamentally, due to the larger deal sizes that we have been witnessing over the past 12 months. Of the many opportunities in the region, Fund II will ideally finance around two to three of the best businesses a year with enterprise values of between $15m and $500m” said Faisal Belhoul, Founder and Managing Partner, Ithmar Capital.
Paul Waller, a member of 3i Group Management Committee and an adviser to Ithmar Capital's Investment Committee added “This strategic alliance underscores growing international investor appetite for the Middle East and particularly the surging Gulf economies. 3i's portfolio companies, like NCP, Hobbs and SR Technics, are increasingly interested in expansion opportunities in this region. 3i's partnership with Ithmar Capital, a leading GCC private equity firm, enables us to help the companies we back to gain exposure to this important growth market in the best possible way.”
Khaldoun Haj Hasan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Ithmar Capital added “The 3i-Ithmar alliance is mutually beneficial, providing Ithmar with unique and proprietary deal flow to 3i's international portfolio companies which have GCC expansion plans. It also allows Ithmar access to 3i's international market intelligence, and best industry practices.
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