Mergers & Acquisitions

Legal

Dentons advises MENA Infrastructure on sale of interests in United Power Company

March 20, 2016

Dentons has advised leading specialized infrastructure fund manager MENA Infrastructure on the sale of interests in United Power Company SAOG…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Al Khaliji denies rumours of merger with IBQ and Al Ahli Bank

March 20, 2016

Al Khalij Commercial Bank denies speculation of a three-way merger with International Bank of Qatar and Al Ahli Bank in…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Corrected-Egypt's EFG Hermes board approves Credit Libanais stake sale at $33/share

March 17, 2016

Egypt's EFG Hermes said in a statement on Thursday its board of directors had approved the sale of a 40…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Al Khaliji, Ahli Bank, IBQ in talks on 3-way Qatar bank merger – sources

March 17, 2016

Qatari lenders Al Khalij Commercial Bank KCBK.QA, Ahli Bank AABQ.QA and International Bank of Qatar are in early-stage talks on…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Mashreq Private Banking partners with Art Dubai Modern for the 3rd year

March 17, 2016

Mashreq Private Banking was proud to be the inaugural partner of the very first Art Dubai Modern in 2014 and…

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Financial Results

AUB acquires 40 percent shares of MEFIC Capital

March 7, 2016

Ahli United Bank Group, a pan GCC banking group, has obtained the necessary regulatory clearances to acquire 40 percent shares…

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Investment Banking

EFG-Hermes mulls expansion in new frontier markets, CEO says

March 7, 2016

EFG-Hermes is considering opportunities to expand into new frontier markets and aims to build a “leading non-bank finance house” in…

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Awards and Recognition

Dubai Investments wins award for Al Mal stake deal

March 6, 2016

Dubai Investments, a leading, diversified investments conglomerate, has won the best UAE financial services deal of the year award from…

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Legal

Lunch with Dubai top lawyer Essam al-Tamimi: the future of UAE law

March 6, 2016

Essam al-Tamimi, the founder and chief of one of the largest law firms in the UAE and the region, lives…

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FinTech

Mawarid Finance to float tech units after private stake sale – sources

March 4, 2016

Dubai-based Mawarid Finance has mandated HSBC, ADS Securities and Mena Corp to sell a stake to private investors and subsequently…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

UAE's Network International agrees to buy Emerging Markets Payments Group

March 3, 2016

Dubai-based payments provider Network International has agreed to buy rival Emerging Markets Payments Group for more than $300 million from…

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Investment Banking

Swicorp to host M&A Forum in Dubai

February 23, 2016

Swicorp, a leading investment banking, asset management and private equity firm in partnership with M&A International, announced today that it…

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