Potential Noor Bank acquisition 'positive' for Dubai Islamic Bank
A potential acquisition of Noor Bank by Dubai Islamic Bank would be a positive move for the buyer while further…
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Consolidation drives Q1 MENA M&A to highest value on record: report
Inbound and domestic M&A in Q1 2019 see the highest deal value on record Significant rise in private equity buyouts…
Gulf Banks Cut Deals To Speed Growth
After months of talks, Kuwait Finance House announced its acquisition of Bahrain-based Ahli United Bank in January. Both sides…
Confronting a new era with mergers
From Dubai’s Burj Khalifa to Kuwait’s Al Hamra Tower, oil-rich Gulf economies built up their skylines in a hurry in…
Technology to drive UAE’s economic growth — minister
Technology would be a major catalyst that would drive the economic growth in the UAE, Dr Abdullah Mohammad Bel Haif…
Carlyle Group to acquire up to 40% stake in Cepsa from Mubadala
The U.S. buyout company Carlyle Group LP has reportedly agreed to purchase up to 40% stake in Spanish oil and…
M&A Fever Has Yet to Break in the Gulf
From Dubai’s Burj Khalifa to Kuwait’s Al Hamra Tower, oil-rich Gulf economies built up their skylines in a hurry in…
Gulf states confront new era of low oil prices with merger wave
From Dubai’s Burj Khalifa to Kuwait’s Al Hamra Tower, oil-rich Gulf economies built up their skylines in a hurry in…
Dubai Islamic Bank responds to reports of acquiring Noor Bank
Dubai Islamic Bank has issued a clarification regarding media reports that it is mulling an acquisition of Noor Bank. …
Shifting economic trends drive M&A across the GCC
GCC sovereigns are still reliant on oil which accounts for three-quarters of the six-nation bloc’s spending, the instability associated with…
First Abu Dhabi Bank strongly denies report on merger with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank has strongly denied it is merging with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank to create the biggest lender…
Abu Dhabi said to mull merger to create biggest MidEast bank
Abu Dhabi is considering combining Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank with First Abu Dhabi Bank to create the Middle East’s largest…