Business Weekly

Tuareg Capital eyes investment in Libya oil firms

June 18 - 24, 2008
393 views

Tuareg Capital, the private equity group with focus on Libya and Capital Management House, said that their investment initiative, the Libya Fund, via TAB Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the fund has acquired a majority interest in Etelaf Oil Services, a Libyan based oil service company.

TAB Energy will act as the fund's platform to capitalise on the highly attractive investment opportunities within the Libyan hydrocarbon sector.

The acquisition is the first investment by the Libya Fund, created by Tuareg Capital to capture the opportunities available in Libya across a range of sectors including oil services, healthcare, real estate and other service sectors.

Tuareg Capital is the original promoter and fund manager of the Libya Fund and Capital Management House is the lead sponsor and was responsible for structuring both the fund and the acquisition in accordance with Sharia financing principles.







More on Business Weekly