Standard Chartered set to finalise sale of its retail bank in Lebanon
UK-based Standard Chartered is set to take a final decision on plans to divest its retail banking unit in Lebanon,…
Mergers & Acquisitions
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China’s ICBC Weighs Acquisitions in Middle East to Boost Profit
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd, the world’s most profitable lender, said it will consider acquisitions in the Middle…
Steady stream of Japanese investments flowing into Turkey
Claiming a share of the steady stream of Japanese investments flowing into Turkey in recent years, the Turkish mergers &…
Italy’s Monte Paschi Foundation In Talks With Qatar For Stake Sale
The Qatar sovereign fund is in talks with the main shareholder of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena to buy…
Kazkommertsbank expects to acquire BTA Bank stake in Q2
Kazkommertsbank expects to finalise the acquisition of a 46.5 percent stake in BTA Bank in the second quarter of this…
Deloitte survey: Middle East fertile territory for Chinese outbound M&A investments
The fifth edition of the Deloitte 2013 Greater China outbound Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) spotlight, ‘Graduating up the value chain’…
UAE's Aabar approached to invest in world's oldest bank
Abu Dhabi investment fund Aabar has been approached to invest in the world’s oldest bank, Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di…
Al Salam Bank and BMI Bank conclude business combination
Al Salam Bank Bahrain BSC and Bahraini retail and commercial banking institution, BMI Bank B.S.C. (c), concluded their business combination…
Dubai, Abu Dhabi Said to Complete Bourse Merger Due Diligence
Abu Dhabi and Dubai completed due diligence on a potential merger of the two bourses in the United Arab Emirates,…
Noonan rejects €500m offer from Gulf investor for stake in AIB
The Government rejected a €500m approach to buy a stake in AIB from a Gulf-based wealth fund without even asking…
Taylor Wessing acts for AJIB in connection with HSBC acquisition
The transaction is expected to complete during the first half of 2014. It is one of the biggest banking deals…
HSBC Sells Banking Business In Jordan
HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday it has sold its banking business in Jordan to Arab Jordan Investment Bank PLC for…