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GEMS Education secures $3.25bn financing facility

Dubai’s GEMS Education secures $3.25bn new financing facility

Dubai Islamic Bank, Mashreq Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and First Abu Dhabi Bank acted as underwriters on the financing facility

Shari’ah-compliant firm GII finalises investment in GEMS education. Image for illustrative purposes

Shari’ah-compliant firm GII finalises investment in GEMS education

GII, with over $4.5bn in assets under management, marks this investment as the second collaboration with Brookfield this year

Brookfield-led consortium to invest in GEMS Education

Brookfield-led consortium agrees to invest in Dubai’s GEMS Education

The investment will allow CVC Capital Partners to substantially exit its GEMS stake five years after it bought into the firm

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SD Centre for Entrepreneurship Excellence partners with GEMS Education

Through the platform, SDCEE will curate specific programmes for all GEMS stakeholders and develop other initiatives such as conferences, networking events and venture funding support

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Here’s how Lenovo’s esports programme will be beneficial to educational institutions

Mohammed Hilili, general manager at Lenovo Gulf explains how esports gaming will help students develop discipline and teach new skills

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Dubai’s GEMS Education confirms being target of cyberattack

The education operator said that all its schools remain open, while external entities have been enlisted to investigate the incident

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Dubai: Gems Education, Lenovo launch region’s first esports zone in a school

The Legion Gaming Zone at Gems Modern Academy in Dubai will accelerate opportunities for students in gaming

UAE’s GEMS Education launches drive to vaccinate 42,000 students

More than 42,000 GEMS students are eligible to be vaccinated, while 1,800 have already received the vaccine

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GEMS Founders School in Dubai to increase student intake from next academic year

It will increase the capacity at its school by an initial 1,000 places from the start of the 2021-2022 academic year

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GEMS to close Wellington Primary School in Dubai

Its students will be shifted to GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail

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GEMS schools preparing to open school campuses across the UAE in September

GEMS schools will have protocols including social distancing, thermal screening and travel declarations

UAE’s GEMS Education schools undergo safety measures to prepare for reopening

The network of schools is undergoing regular deep cleaning and disinfection using hospital-grade anti-viral disinfectants

Founder of Dubai-based GEMS mulls stake sale in school operator

Sunny Varkey is reportedly working with Rothschild & Co to find potential investors