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 BECO Capital and Dubai angel investors invested $1 million in TravelerVIP.com

beco travelervipBECO Capital, an investment firm based in Dubai, and a consortium of angel investors announced investing $1 million in the hotel booking website TravelerVIP.com.

The website offers its members up to 50% discount on luxury hotels and has deals with 1,000 hotels. The angel investors in this round included Soha Nashaat, former CEO of Barclays Wealth MENA & Turkey, and Jakob Beck Thomsen, CEO of SaxoBank MENA & Turkey.

BECO Capital is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code SINOC9.

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 Dubai Investment firm Genero announced profit and three investments

1genero.pngGenero Capital, a Dubai-based investment company, has reported profit for last year and also announced three investments that they made in 2012 in financial services, restaurant retailing and commercial real estate.

Genero Capital, with Tamer Bazzari as founder and CEO, announced a net profit of around $600,00 for the 8 months ending December 2011. Prior to founding Genero, Mr. Bazzari spent 8 years with Rasmala Investment Bank.

To see more investment firms like Genero check our Middle East Investors Directory

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 Dubai-based Royal Investment Bank launched alternative investment service

royalbank.jpgRoyal Investment Bank, a Dubai-based investment advisory firm, announced today the launch of its alternative investment service.

Royal Investment Bank is based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). They have also signed an investment marketing & capital raising agreement with Arcstone Capital to provide MENA fund raising assistance for Arcstone’s "Passage To India" Fund.

To see a list of investors from the Middle East check our Middle East Investors Directory

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 Abraaj Capital to acquire 50% stake in Dubai-based vouchers business The Entertainer

entertainerabraaj.jpgAbraaj Capital intends to acquire a 50% stake in The Entertainer, a Dubai-based coupons and vouchers publisher, for an undisclosed sum - The National is reporting.

The Entertainer, started in 2001 by Donna Benton, has a portfolio of 14 books across 8 countries in the GCC and Cyprus.

Abraaj Capital is listed in the Middle East Investors Directory with the code OR01.

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 Dubai's Al Habtoor to acquire hotel in Budapest for $80 million

habtoor-dubai.jpgDubai conglomerate Al Habtoor Group is in the final stages of acquiring a five-star hotel in Budapest for $80 million - Arabian Business is reporting.

As DubaiBeat.com reported earlier, the groups was looking to buy hotels in Europe. It is also in talks with officials in France to buy a second hotel in Paris, its chairman says.

(To see more Dubai-based investors like Habtoor Group, check our investors directory)

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