limited liability company industry private equity founded 2002 founder arif naqvi key people mustafa abdel wadood board member and partner wahid hamid board member and partner sev vettivetpillai board member and partner products investments private equity funds total assets c. us 10 billion number of employees 300 website abraaj.com the abraaj group is an investor operating in the growth markets of africa asia latin america middle east and turkey . founded in 2002 by arif naqvi the group has over 20 offices spread across five regional hubs in istanbul mexico city dubai nairobi and singapore . abraaj currently manages c.us 10 billion in assets globally 1 in april 2015 the firm closed a us 990 million sub saharan africa fund its third in the region according to the company . 2 combined with us 375 million raised in august 2015 for a fund that will focus on north africa 3 the two funds give abraaj just under us 1.4 billion to invest in africa a record sum raised in a single year . 4 in july 2016 the firm announced that it raised us 526 million for investments in turkey through abraaj turkey fund i. 5 contents 1 business segments 2 sustainability initiatives 3 references 4 external links business segments edit the abraaj group invests in private equity and in thematic businesses including healthcare energy infrastructure and real estate . 6 private equity the abraaj group is an investor in global growth markets and has made more than 140 investments across a range of sectors . these businesses currently include acurio a peruvian restaurant group ; 7 hepsiburada the largest e commerce player in turkey ; 8 kpn academy a thailand based multi educational group focused primarily on the k 12 segment ; 9 and libstar one of the largest unlisted food and personal care manufacturers in south africa . 10 real estate abraaj s real estate investment team has invested in a range of real estate asset classes focusing on attractive returns derived from underlying growth fundamentals such as urbanization and increased consumer spending . 11 sustainability initiatives edit in 2012 the abraaj group became a signatory to the un global compact and that same year un secretary general ban ki moon appointed ceo arif naqvi to the board of the global compact . 12 since its founding in 2002 environmental social and governance esg considerations have been a part of abraaj s investment process . its consideration of esg issues in each investment adds value locally by ensuring that each company brings high standards of sustainable business practice to its communities . 13 the abraaj sustainability index asi a proprietary tool launched in 2008 measures the sustainable development impact of abraaj s investments . four elements are measured in the index financial performance environmental performance human development and private sector and corporate governance development . 14 in 2015 abraaj established the abraaj growth markets grant to support projects aimed at resolving critical challenges in growth markets . nine projects were selected ranging from developing myoelectric prosthetic limbs in kolkata to tracking crime patterns for a safer culture in puebla . 15 in 2014 abraaj established the abraaj rca innovation scholarship at the royal college of art in london . it is the largest scholarship of its kind for postgraduate studies in the creative sector 16 the abraaj group art prize the group s flagship arts patronage program aims at empowering potential and gives often under represented contemporary artists the resources to further develop their talent . 17 in 2012 the abraaj group has also established an endowed professorship in private equity at the american university in cairo . 18 the abraaj group chair is occupied by professor charilaos mertzanis . 19 references edit the abraaj group about us . www.abraaj.com . retrieved 2016 09 12 . saleem nadia 13 april 2015 . private equity house abraaj closes 990 mln sub saharan africa fund . reuters . retrieved 10 may 2015 . http www.bloomberg.com news articles 2015 08 24 abraaj group raises 375 million for north africa investments cotterill joseph 24 august 2015 . africa private equity group raises 1.4 bn to invest in continent . financial times . the abraaj group press release the abraaj group raises us 526 million for investment in turkey . www.abraaj.com . retrieved 2016 09 12 . http indiankanoon.org doc 93901847 http www.abraaj.com news and insight news press release aureos invests in leading peruvian restaurant group cotterill joseph 22 february 2015 . abraaj takes 100m stake in hepsiburada . http www.avcj.com avcj news 2346629 abraaj invests in thai education provider reuters 8 october 2014 . abraaj group buys majority stake in south africa s libstar . http www.abraaj.com our approach real estate https www.unglobalcompact.org aboutthegc the global compact board bios.html http www.ventures africa.com 2014 05 investing in africa the abraaj story http centres.insead.edu global private equity initiative research publications documents esg in private equity.pdf page 10 the abraaj group the abraaj group announces winners of abraaj growth markets grant . www.abraaj.com . retrieved 2016 09 12 . http www.rca.ac.uk studying at the rca fees funding financial help bursaries funds non eu abraaj rca innovation scholarship http universes in universe.org eng nafas articles 2015 tipps abraaj art prize 2016 call http schools.aucegypt.edu business research pages endowed professorships.aspx http schools.aucegypt.edu business research pages endowed professorships.aspx external links edit official website v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank 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