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Global alternative investment firm Investcorp and China Investment Corporation (CIC), one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, have launched a $1 billion platform invest in high-growth companies across GCC countries and China.
The platform has a target size of $1 billion and will be anchored by institutional and private investors from the GCC, as well as CIC, Investcorp said in a statement.
The platform was launched on Wednesday at the Investcorp’s China-GCC Investment and Business Cooperation Summit in Riyadh.
The platform will target companies in high growth potential sectors including consumer, healthcare, logistics and business services.
The Investcorp Saudi Pre-IPO Growth Fund, which is part of the platform, has already announced three investments in the GCC, according to the statement.
Investcorp manages $52 billion in assets, including assets managed by third party managers.
(Writing by Brinda Darasha; editing by Seban Scaria)
