London-based Investment firm in Iraq private equity deal worth $200 million

MerchantBridge, the London-based direct investment and private equity company focused on Middle East investments, has closed a deal worth $200 million in Kerbala Cement Rehabilitation Program.

This transaction marks the largest privatization and debt arrangement in Iraq (outside oil and gas). The plant will go through a rehabilitation program. The project has already attracted investment interest from foreign direct investors, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private arm of the World Bank, and France's Proparco.

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