A unit of Abu Dhabi Financial Group has made a fresh, $55 million offer for the rights to manage Abraaj Group’s funds, challenging a bid from Cerberus Capital Management LP, according to people familiar with the matter.
Abu Dhabi Capital Management told Abraaj’s liquidators it would pay $30 million to buy the rights to manage Abraaj’s funds and $25 million to cover the company’s costs and end-of-service payments for employees, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. Cerberus had bid a total of about $25 million, people familiar with the matter said previously.
