CAIRO, July 22 (Reuters) - Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital CCAP.CA said on Sunday its net loss in the first quarter had widened 43 percent from a year earlier to $26.4 million.

It said assets under management had risen 4.9 percent to $4.4 billion in the 12 months to end-March 2012.

"Setting aside the net effect of one-time fees related to Citadel Capital's refinanced debt and the OPIC-backed facility, the firm would have recorded a 9 percent narrowing of its consolidated loss," the company said in an emailed statement.

The company said that during the quarter it had drawn down $81.3 million from a $150 million facility it had received from United States' Overseas Investment Corporation (OPIC).

Citadel's share was trading 0.3 percent higher at 11:00 a.m. (0900 GMT)

(Reporting by Patrick Werr; Editing by Mike Nesbit)

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