Credit Agricole to Build Its Own Saudi Bank After Stake Sale
Credit Agricole SA plans to build its own corporate and investment bank in Saudi Arabia after selling the final portion…
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Saudi Arabia's Arbah Capital buys US portfolio
Arbah Capital has acquired a $43 million diversified portfolio of five US industrial assets in partnership with Brennan Investment Group…
Italian group Intesa Sanpaolo increases stake in Bank of Alexandria to 80%
The Bank of Alexandria has said its Italian majority owner, the Intesa Sanpaolo banking group, has re-acquired shares previously owned…
Saudi-based Islamic investment firm acquires West Michigan properties in joint venture
The owner of two industrial properties in West Michigan has launched a new joint venture with a boutique Saudi investment…
Apex bolsters UAE presence with acquisition
Apex Group has announced the acquisition of Praesidium Advisory Ltd. The deal, which closes today, adds further weight to…
ADQ acquires shares in global logistics firm Aramex
ADQ has announced it has acquired approximately 22 percent of the issued share capital of Aramex. Murtaza Hussain, Acting…
Qatar cultivates first green bonds as QNB raises $600 mln
Qatar saw its first green bond issue on Tuesday when Qatar National Bank (QNB) QNBK.QA sold $600 million of the…
A&O advises on sale of stake in The Saudi British Bank in rare accelerated bookbuild
A team of A&O lawyers based across London and Dubai have advised NatWest Markets plc and Banco Santander S.A. in…
Local M&A market size in Saudi to reach $1.2bln in 2021
The merger and acquisition activity is an important aspect of investment in Saudi Arabia, particularly with the launch of the…
Head of Israel's biggest bank expects deals soon with UAE
Israel’s biggest bank expects to strike deals soon with major lenders in the United Arab Emirates for the first time,…
Jordan's Capital Bank begins due diligence to buy Lebanon's Audi's units in Jordan, Iraq
Jordan's Capital Bank EXFB.AM has begun due diligence on buying Lebanese Bank Audi's AUDI.BY Iraq and Jordan units in an…
Middle East M&A deal value nosedives by over half in H1 2020
Merger & acquisition activity in the Middle East fell significantly over the first half of 2020, although some signs of…