Investcorp - VC, Private Equity and Real Estate

Bahrian-based investment firm Investcorp announced its three most recent equity investments in the US real estate market, which brings its real estate investments this year to $300 million.

Investcorp has just closed on its purchase of the seven-story Park Tower office complex in Long Beach, California for an undisclosed price. It follows Investcorp's $37 million acquisition of the Bethesda Health City building in Boynton Beach, Florida and of the Ashford, a 221 unit garden and townhouse community composed of 15 residential buildings located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Investcorp is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code OR30.

More details follows

Investcorp, the Bahrain-based asset management firm specializing in alternative investments, announced that it has acquired Sur La Table, a US kitchenware retailer.

Sur La Table has 86 stores across the United States and has its headquarters in Seattle, WA.

Investcorp is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code OR30.

More details follows from their release

Bahrain-based investment firm, Investcorp, has announced that it has acquired Residence Inn Manhattan Beach, a Marriott hotel in Los Angeles for $40 million.

They had recently announced acquiring Coral Palm Plaza, a shopping center located in Coral Springs, Florida, in their third recent real estate investment in the US with a total value of $120 million.

Investcorp is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code OR30.

More details follows:

Investcorp, the Bahrain-based private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in eviivo, an online reservation system provider from the UK for $49 million.

With headquarters in London, eviivo has 80 staff and partners with more than 4,400 independent businesses in the UK.

Investcorp is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code OR30.

More details follows from their release

Continue reading "Bahrain investor acquired British online booking firm for $49 million" »

Bahrain-based investment firm Investcorp is in a bidding war with two other firms to acquire the upmarket shoe retailer Jimmy Choo.

Investcorp is jointly bidding with German luxury firm Labelux Group. U.S. buyout firm TPG and U.S. apparel retailer Jones Group, whose brands include Nine West and Jones New York are other bidders. Reports suggest Jimmy Choo is worth between $650 million and $850 million.

Investcorp is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code OR30.

More details follows from the MarketWatch

Continue reading "Bahrain investment firm in bidding war to acquire Jimmy Choo" »