Abu Dhabi Three-Way Merger to Form $114 Billion U.A.E. Bank
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC agreed to merge with Union National Bank PJSC and Al Hilal Bank to create the…
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Acquirers cast eagle eye on UAE financial adviser firms
Bigger players are eyeing the acquisition of struggling smaller firms, but is there real consolidation activity taking place in the…
M&A Bankers Wanted for Gulf Merger Boom
It’s a good time to be an M&A banker in the Middle East. Just one month into the year,…
Abu Dhabi to control majority stake in new mega bank
The government of Abu Dhabi will own 60.2 per cent of the new bank that will be formed following the…
Three UAE Banks Merge Into Fifth-largest Among Gulf Countries
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank agreed a merger on Tuesday to create the third-largest…
Colony Capital acquires Abraaj's Latin American private equity arm
The Middle East’s largest private equity firm, Abraaj Group, has sold its private equity business in Latin America to Colony…
Middle East merger and acquisition deals value climbs 50% boosted by mega transactions
The value of merger and acquisition deals in the Middle East soared 50 per cent year-on-year in 2018 as the…
Boards of ADCB and UNB to discuss update on merger with Hilal Bank
The boards of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Union National Bank will meet separately on January 29 to discuss the…
KFH, Al-Ahli banks merger to begin
Kuwait Finance House has notified the Central Bank of Kuwait and Capital Markets Authority about its Board of Directors meeting…
Two Gulf Banks Close to Deciding on Mega Merger
Kuwait Finance House and Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank BSC’s boards will meet this week to consider valuation reports on a…
Saudi Arabia's Alawwal Bank, SABB merger "on track" for H1 completion
Saudi Arabia’s Alawwal Bank and the Saudi British Bank are on track for a merger to take place in the…
Kuwait, Bahrain lenders plan talks on $92bn merger
Kuwait Finance House and Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank’s boards will meet this week to consider valuation reports on a potential…