NCB Capital buys into Dubai private equity firm

National Commercial bank, Saudi Arabia

National Commercial Bank, Saudi Arabia

NCB Capital, the investment subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank (NCB), has bought a stake in Dubai-based private equity firm HBG Holdings.

The acquisition of HBG's management company was made through NCB Capital's Oryx Regional Private Equity Fund.

The investment makes Oryx a major shareholder and investor in HBG's own $200m private equity fund. That fund is assessing investments in the retail, logistics, financial services and infrastructure sectors across the Middle East.