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Qatar First Investment Bank, a Qatari investment bank, acquired two hotels in Central London - The Leinster Inn Hotel and Westbourne House.

They acquired these properties in association with a consortium of investors from the GCC and want to convert both properties into high-end luxury residential apartments.

Qatar First Investment Bank is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code EM19.

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A Middle Eastern investor has acquired the London-based Anya Hindmarch, a luxury handbag company, in a deal in the region of £20 to £30 million - the Telegraph is reporting.

ASHS, the company’s holding vehicle, made a pre-tax profit of £829,907 in the 12 months to December 2010, on sales of £20 million. It is run by James McArthur, former chief executive of Harrods.

To see a list of luxury investors from the Middle East check our Middle East Investors Directory

Mayhoola for Investments, an investment firm based in Qatar, has agreed to acquire Valentino Fashion Group for around $850 million.

Valentino is the latest Italian luxury brand to be bought by Middle Eastern investors. As DubaiBeat reported earlier, a Dubai firm acquired Italian fashion house Gianfranco Ferré in 2011. Also a UAE investor had bought the French fashion house Christian Lacroix back in 2009.

To see a list of investors from the Middle East similar to Mayhoola check our Middle East Investors Directory

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Abu Dhabi and Qatar Sovereign wealth funds are front-runners to acquire 42 U.K.-based Marriott hotels for around $1 billion USD - the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

Press reports Sunday said the Qatar Investment Authority, which is working on a deal with Blue Coast, an Indian hotels chain, had outbid the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, but that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority believed it could execute the deal more quickly. The auction, which has been running for several months, is expected to conclude in the coming weeks.

Qatar Investment Authority is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code BD44. ADIA is listed with the code BD43.

Bulgaria's government has decide to open to potential investors a project for building a new motorway between its border with Romania and Turkey - with Qataris as top potential investors.

On a recent visit to Sofia, Qatari investment delegate confirmed his country's interest in the motorway, highlighting Bulgaria's important potential as a transit point from the Middle East to western Europe.

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