PwC Middle East enters into a strategic investment in Zero&One, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premier Consulting Partners in the region. Zero&One supports clients’ growth through delivering AWS services including cloud adoption, AI and machine learning, data and analytics and more. This strategic investment brings together PwC’s expertise in digital consulting and Zero&One’s deep competencies, thus empowering […]
Deal & transactions
Insurance
United Arab Emirates
Daman and Emirates NBD launch new ‘Early Payment Scheme’
Emirates NBD, a banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region and the National Health Insurance Company – Daman, have launched a new financing initiative providing an ‘Early Payment Scheme’ to Daman’
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
EQT Private Equity and Mubadala to acquire Envirotainer
The EQT X fund and Mubadala Investment Company, have entered into an agreement to acquire Envirotainer, the global provider of mission-critical, proprietary temperature-controlled supply chain solutions for the transportation of biopharmaceuticals, from Cinven and Novo
Industrial
IPOs
United Arab Emirates
Borouge completes its initial listing on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Borouge, the strategic joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (“ADNOC”) and Borealis (“Borealis”), providers of innovative and differentiated polyolefin solutions, has listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (“ADX”) on June 3, 2022. Upon
Banking & Finance
Transport
United Arab Emirates
DP World and CDPQ investment of USD5 billion in UAE
DP World and CDPQ, a global investment group, announced an investment of USD5 billion in three of DP World’s flagship UAE assets. Under a joint venture structure, Canadian investment group CDPQ will take
Appointments
Banking & Finance
United Arab Emirates
Tabarak Investment appoints Nabil Azar as chief legal officer
Private equity firm, Tabarak Investment has named Nabil Azar (pictured) as its new chief legal officer. Azar is a legal expert in the field of banking and finance. He joins Tabarak Investment for the
Banking & Finance
Deal & transactions
Egypt
United Arab Emirates
FAB Egypt and Bank Audi Egypt finalize merger creating FABMISR
First Abu Dhabi Bank – FAB Egypt has completed the legal merger of Bank Audi Egypt, where all the bank’s assets in Egypt will accordingly operate under FAB’s newly introduced brand identity “
Deal & transactions
United Arab Emirates
AIQ partner with Hub71 to advance digital technology in the
AI Joint Venture of ADNOC & G42, AIQ has entered into a partnership with Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem. Under the agreement, Hub71 and AIQ will work together to advance the development of
DIFC Court has granted Immediate Judgment to a syndicate of nine banks following the failure by the borrower and eight guarantors to re-pay AED1.9 billion syndicated conventional and Islamic facilities (and other
Banking & Finance
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Al Seer Marine completes a USD 135 million financing. The advisors
Al Seer Marine, a global player in several maritime sectors and a subsidiary of International Holding Company, has closed a financing transaction of USD135 million for the construction of its two very large LNG carriers.
