Motive Partners Raises .5 Billion

NEW YORK & LONDON — Motive Partners (“Motive”), a leading specialized private equity firm focused on financial technology, today announced the successful final close of its second flagship fund, Motive Capital Fund 2 (the “Fund”), with total capital commitments of $2.54 billion for the Fund and its affiliated co-investment vehicles.Continue Reading

MEPRA hosts its first-ever Arabic Communications awards

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) hosted its first-ever edition of the Arabic Communications Awards signaling a new dawn for the regional Arab-speaking brand and corporate communications practitioners. Attended by over 150 guests, the inaugural Arabic Communications MEPRA Awards was a welcome additionContinue Reading

Gradiant Acquires WaterPark to Move Semiconductor and Advanced Manufacturing Closer to Water Sustainability

BOSTON — Gradiant, a global solutions provider and developer for cleantech water, today announced it has acquired WaterPark Environment Corp (WaterPark), a design and construction firm based in Taiwan that is focused in water technologies for advanced manufacturing in the high tech industries of semiconductor and microelectronics. The acquisition strengthensContinue Reading

Ceramic tiles, Bioclimatic architecture in the construction, design industry can drive ROI by more than 1000%

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — The region’s growing popularity for high-rise buildings and expansive infrastructure development has been on sharp focus for mounting pressure on its energy dependency to power its amenities. This, according to key stakeholders in the construction and interior design industry, is reversing the slowing down ofContinue Reading