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Blackstone, Permira invest $525 million in UAE’s Property Finder

The popular real estate site, launched nearly two decades ago, is expanding across the region while boosting coverage of Saudi Arabia and Turkey

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Blackstone and Permira are betting big on the UAE property market with a $525 million investment in Property Finder, the Dubai-based classifieds site.

The deal, which gives the private capital firms a minority stake, marks London-based Permira’s first...