Pure Harvest Smart Farms (“Pure Harvest”), sustainable technology-enabled agribusiness headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, raised USD $180.5 million in their latest funding round. The oversubscribed funding round was led by existing investors including South Korea’s IMM Investment, the UK’s Metric Capital Partners and Saudi Arabia’s Olayan Group, as well as other existing investors and […]
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Energy & Trading
Siemens Energy with Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co in a EGP37m
Siemens Energy and Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company have entered into a long-term partnership for the expansion of Suez transformer station. The project cost is approximately EGP 37 million (EUR 1.87 million) + EUR 6 million as a discount
Riyadh Al Najjar, PwC Saudi Arabia country senior partner and Middle East transformation management leader, has been elected as Chairman of the Middle East Board effective 1 July 2022. On his appointment, the newly selected Chairman, Riyadh
Deal & transactions
Oil & Gas
United Arab Emirates
TAQA and ADNOC come together to acquire Masdar stake from Mubadala
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Mubadala Investment Company have entered into binding agreements for TAQA and ADNOC to purchase stakes in Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)
Pinsent Masons has appointed international arbitration partner Pamela McDonald (pictured) as the new head of its Doha office, effective 01 July. She succeeds Jonathan Collier who has held the position since 2018. McDonald is an international arbitration
Deal & transactions
Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
United Arab Emirates
ADQ to acquire Turkish pharmaceuticals company Birgi Mefar Group
Turkish pharmaceuticals company Birgi Mefar Group (BMG) has entered into a definitive acquisition agreement with ADQ, an Abu Dhabi- based investment and holding company. BMG is one of Turkey’s leading producers of sterile injectable
Meysan Partners served as sole transaction counsel in the USD3 billion offering of Ali Alghanim and Sons Automotive Company, an official distributor of premium vehicle brands in Kuwait, Egypt, and Iraq, listed 124.8 million shares — representing 45%
Banking & Finance
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Tanmeyah Microfinance Services acquires Fatura Netherlands
Tanmeyah for Microfinance Services (‘’Tanmeyah”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of EFG Hermes Holding, has successfully completed the acquisition of Fatura Netherlands (“Fatura”). Fatura is a tech-driven Business-to-Business (B2B) platform with a regional footprint
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Etihad Rail’s AED1.2bn agreement with Spain’s CAF Group
Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE national railway network, has signed a AED1.2 billion (USD327 million) agreement with CAF Group, a Spanish rail manufacturer, for designing, manufacturing, supplying, and maintaining passenger trains
Deal & transactions
TMT
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Careem expands services with the acquisition of UAE company Munch:On
Ride-hailing company Careem has acquired UAE subscription-based food delivery company Munch:On as it expands food offerings on its multi-services platform. Following the acquisition, Munch:On will stop daily operations and its services
