Arcapita, Inc. (formerly known as Crescent Investments, Inc.) is a Delaware-incorporated holding and real estate company, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is wholly owned by the Bahrain-based Arcapita Bank, formed in 1996 as the First Islamic Investment Bank. Arcapita Bank has offices in Bahrain, Atlanta, London, and Singapore.
The company buys American companies for between $200 million and $1 billion, and sells them four to six years later.
On March 15, 2005, parent company First Islamic Investment Bank and its subsidiaries changed their name to Arcapita and adopted a new logo. The name "Arcapita" is a combination of the words "arc" and "capital", "arc" symbolizing the company's global span, from Atlanta to London to Bahrain. The firm indicated that its name change did not relate to potential anti-Islam sentiments in the regions in which it was operating.
The name change resulted in some controversy as to whether it was done to hide the company's Middle Eastern roots. According to the company, the unified name was introduced to avoid confusion about the relationships between the parent company, First Islamic Investment Bank, and its subsidiaries, Crescent Capital in the U.S. and Crescent Capital (Europe) Ltd., based in London. The company also wanted to reassure investors who were uneasy about the perceived religious association of the old name.
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Never thought you'd do me
The way you do
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When you know I love you, yes I do
Misunderstood
Turned your back on me and left me lonely
I wish I could
Open up my heart so you can know me
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How can we make love when you don't love me?
You don't show no love
(Aaa, aaa)
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No no
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(Aaa, aaa)
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No no
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What is this strange thing inside me?
How can anyone be such a fool?
When you know you love me
Yes, you do
(Yes, you do)
When I first met you
I could hardly see
But now I'm blind for real, baby
I wish you knew how to rescue me
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From this misery
How can we make love when you don't love me?
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(I need you)
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(And you doubt me)
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(Feel the pain)
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(Coming down on me)
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Baby you
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(Open up your heart to me and)
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But I
(You see me, yea, yea, yea)
(No)
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(Ahh, aaa)
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(You know I love you)
Much too much
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(Feel like)
(Ohh, ooo)
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(I am going to help the man)
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(Ohh, ooo)
I love too much
(Take your mama's pictures)
Much too much
(But you never like it, no way)
(Ahh aaa don't know)