Dubai-based listing service Property Finder has some new owners after Blackstone and Permira bought a hefty stake in the company.
Dubai Property Expo: A Revolution in Real Estate Investment
Dubai’s biggest property expo, organized by NKN Media, showcased the city’s booming real estate market. Inaugurated by Ankur Aggarwal, with Bollywood stars in attendance, the event emphasized …
Permira and Blackstone bet on Dubai real estate with Property Finder deal
Private capital firms Permira and Blackstone are buying a $525mn stake in a Middle Eastern real estate classifieds business in a bet that a boom in Dubai’s real estate market has further to run.
Permira to lead $525m investment in Property Finder
Permira will lead a combined total investment of $525 million in Property Finder, a property portal in the Middle East and North Africa. Funds managed by Blackstone Growth will invest significant …
Dubai’s Biggest Property Expo in London, Highlights Global Real Estate Opportunities
On September 6, 2025, Dubai’s Biggest Property Expo took place at the London Hilton on Park Lane, organized by NKN Media. The event, inaugurated by Ankur Aggarwal, Chairman and Founder of BNW …
Permira and Blackstone invest $525 million in Dubai’s Property Finder
Permira and Blackstone invested $525 million in Dubai’s Property Finder, marking confidence in the Gulf’s property sector.
Houses destroyed, church burnt: New wave of violence against Syrian …
As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July, Christian communities in the region experienced a new wave of persecution. Attacks on the country’s Christian, Druze …
The best beach hotels in Sri Lanka
There are many gems to be found along Sri Lanka’s curvaceous 830-mile coastline. Palm-fringed bays are plentiful though there are less genuinely calm swimming beaches on the south and west coasts (and …
A parliament in flames, a leader toppled. Nepal’s Gen-Z protesters ask: what comes next?
What began as a Gen Z-led social media movement against the lavish lifestyles of “Nepo Kids” led to the ousting of a Prime Minister and the deadliest social unrest Nepal has seen in decades.
Nepal’s parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
A social media ban that aimed to stifle an anti-corruption movement sparked unrest leaving at least 22 dead since Monday.