10/17/2018
Middle East investment banking fees down 8% in first nine months
Region’s M&A transactions totalled $45.1b this year to date
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10/14/2018
PBI Global Awards winners announced
BNP Paribas made a string of major new hires in its North Asia division this year.
10/11/2018
Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Citi Join New $3.8 Billion Deal With Egypt
It takes effect on Nov. 19 and will carry a final maturity of 4 1/2 years.
10/10/2018
Egypt’s EFG Hermes looks to Saudi business for expansion
It has already announced plans to expand its staff as it targets mandates in Saudi
10/08/2018
Standard Life in Talks With Saudis Over Seeding Local Funds
Talks are at early stage and no agreement has been reached
10/08/2018
The renaissance of Egyptian investment banking
After a tumultuous decade, the country’s leading investment banks have finally recovered their confidence – and are bursting into new markets and products.
10/05/2018
Credit Suisse's Saudi Odyssey
The economic liberalization of the country would make it an attractive opportunity for banks, given its enormous oil wealth.
09/30/2018
Saudi Arabia expects $11 billion inflows from JP Morgan bond index entry
The move is expected to attract a total of around $30 billion of new foreign investment into their debt.
09/24/2018
KAMCO successfully completes purchase of major stake in Global
KAMCO has successfully concluded the purchase of equivalent to a 69.528% stake
09/16/2018
HSBC named lead bank for 20% listing of Egypt’s AMOC IPO: ministry
Offering aims at raising up to EGP 2.8bn
09/12/2018
QINVEST named Best Investment Bank in Qatar
QINVEST, Qatar's leading private investment group and one of the region's most prominent Islamic financial institution
09/10/2018
FAB Recognised as ‘Most Innovative Investment Bank From the Middle East’ for Third Consecutive Year
Andy Cairns, FAB’s Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Finance, received the award at a ceremony in London.
09/06/2018
EFG Hermes advises on $52m Oman IPO
EFG Hermes acted as sole global coordinator and bookrunner on the transaction, while Bank Dhofar acted as issue manager.
09/06/2018
SAIB’s 2017 Integrated Report receives 4 top industry awards
The ARC awards, which has been dubbed as the ‘Academy Awards’ of Annual Reports, has been running for over 30 years and will be attended by industry experts and top-ranking executives representing companies around the world.
09/04/2018
Dubai's Emirates Investment Bank to strike new deals in GCC: CEO
EIBank is looking forward to reaping the fruit of these deals in the coming period
08/31/2018
AUB in push for merger with KFH
Following the disclosure confirming a possible merger, HSBC and Credit Suisse were appointed to conduct the valuation
08/14/2018
Dubai bank’s Turkish bet just got $1 billion cheaper. And riskier
The lira’s plunge “might trigger a materially adverse clause that would benefit Emirates NBD, creating the possibility of renegotiating the deal,” he said earlier.
08/09/2018
MENA investment banking fees down for the third year in a row
It compares to a high of $882 million over the same period in 2008 and a low of $259 million in 2011, the report showed.
08/08/2018
GIB continues to strengthen KSA presence
Gulf International Bank (GIB) has announced further progress in the implementation of its expansion strategy to position itself as a pan GCC-universal bank.
08/03/2018
US firm said to pursue Dubai partnership for Middle East deals
Certares’ activities in the Middle East have been largely linked with Qatar