HSBC-backed MENA fund makes Oman power investment

Jun 30, 2009 8 related
 

A $500 million private equity infrastructure fund managed by a consortium led by HSBC has made an equity investment into an Omani power company. According to a report by Reuters this morning, the MENA Infrastructure Fund, which is sponsored by HSBC Bank Middle East, Dubai International Capital subsidiary DICAM and Waha Capital, has agreed to pay $26.5 million for a 32.8 percent stake in United Power Company (UPC). The investment sees the fund become the largest shareholder in the company, which owns a 270 megawatt power station in Manah, 180 kilometres southwest of the... [read full story]                    

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