Qatar Islamic Bank may use sukuk funding for M&A -chairman
Qatar Islamic Bank could use future sukuk issues to back a potential acquisition, its chairman told Reuters on Monday, after…
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Fosun withdraws plan to acquire Israeli insurer Phoenix Holdings
Fosun International, the Chinese conglomerate backed by billionaire Guo Guangchang, announced on Wednesday that it has abandoned efforts to acquire…
Clifford Chance drives Saudi healthcare deals
Clifford Chance advised the Ebrahim Mohammed Almana family members on the divestment of 20% of their shares in Ebrahim Mohammed…
Goldman Staff Said to Depart on Guidelines Breach in Mideast M&A
Three bankers have left Goldman Sachs Group Inc. after the U.S. firm determined they breached internal guidelines in connection with…
Bank Sohar, Bank Dhofar merger update, due diligence commenced
The statements said that, “Further to the update provided on 29 October 2015… The consultants appointed for legal and financial…
Value of announced Mergers and Acquisitions Middle Eastern involvement reached US$56.2 billion in 2015
Thomson Reuters has released the annual investment banking analysis for the Middle East region. According to estimates from Thomson…
Warba Bank acquires portfolio in US company – Investment worth $2 bln
Warba Bank, a leading bank in Kuwait, has announced the acquisition of equipment leasing portfolio managed by ATEL Capital Group,…
Merger lifts M. Firon into Israel's big-five law firms
Adv. Eitan Epstein, with 23 other lawyers, is joining leading law firm M. Firon & Co. Two years after…
KIPCO Group purchases JKB stake from Burgan Bank
KIPCO - the Kuwait Projects Company - has announced the purchase by the Group of a 51 per cent stake…
Qatar National Bank to Buy Turkey's Finansbank for $3 Billion
QNB Group has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with National Bank of Greece for the acquisition…
Tough 2015 for cross-border IPOs but domestic issuances rise in EMEA: Baker & McKenzie Report
After significantly outperforming domestic initial public offerings in both value and volume growth terms the past two years, cross-border deals…
Sawiris seeks to acquire CI Capital
Egyptian Businessman Naguib Sawiris is close to acquire investment bank CI Capital through Beltone Financial Holding Company owned by Orascom…