Beeah Group, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, and Green Planet, Egypt’s emerging sustainable environmental services company, have formed a partnership to deliver a landmark ten-year contract in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Beeah Group and Green Planet will implement future-ready waste management strategies that align with Egypt’s sustainability agenda. The companies will also carry out on-ground activities […]
Podcast production company Finyal Media has been acquired by the Jordanian podcast and media company Sowt. Founded in 2019, Dubai based Finyal Media is a podcast network which creates content for young Arabs across MENA, through producing a range of popular Arabic fiction podcasts including 1001 Nights, Juha, The 40 Thieves and The Basement. Based […]
Deal & transactions
News
United Arab Emirates
ADQ and OIA identify investment opportunities worth AED 30 billion
ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, discussed a range of investment opportunities with Oman Investment Authority (“OIA”), across a variety of sectors aimed at contributing to increased economic cooperation and trade between both nations. This comes on the sidelines of the President of the UAE’s visit to Oman. ADQ and OIA recently entered into […]
Nord Anglia Education, a premium international schools organization, has further expanded its presence in the Middle East with the joining of Amman Academy to its family of schools. Amman Academy, a private co-educational, bilingual day school in Amman, Jordan, becoming part of Nord Anglia’s network of schools shows the growing appetite for leading education providers […]
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Food & Beverage
ZH&P on the Gov. of Egypt’s concession for Strategic Warehouses
Hassan Allam Utilities, Orascom, and Samcrete have signed an agreement with the Internal Trade Development Authority (“ITDA”) for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the strategic warehouses for primary products in the governorates of Sharkia, Suez, Luxor, and Fayoum. This strategic warehouse is part of the first phase of a larger program that will […]
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Etihad Rail and Oman Rail to build a USD 3 billion
Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, signed an agreement with Oman Rail, the Sultanate’s national developer and operator of railway networks, to jointly establish an equally-owned company, Oman-Etihad Rail Company. The newly created entity will hold an overall investment power of USD 3 billion to design, develop and […]
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Safeen Feeders & Invictus Investment launch new dry bulk services
AD Ports Group’s Safeen Feeders has signed a strategic agreement with Invictus Investment to launch a new international dry bulk shipping service. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will purchase ships through Special Purpose Vehicles, owned 85% by Safeen Feeders and 15% by Invictus Investment. In addition, Safeen Feeders and Invictus Investment […]
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Fashion, Luxury & Design
Al Tamimi & Co advises ECC on the acquisition into
Egyptian Company for Cosmetics (“ECC”), an Egypt-based specialised contract manufacturer for the cosmetics and personal care industries, has acquired a majority stake in beauty products marketplace Source Beauty, for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2018, Source Beauty is a female-led one-stop shop that provides users with multiple choices of local and international beauty brands. Al Tamimi […]
Deal & transactions
Oil & Gas
United Arab Emirates
Adnoc Drilling acquires two Premium Jack-Up Rigs for USD140m
Adnoc Drilling Company has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire an additional two premium offshore jack-up drilling units (the “rigs”) for USD140 million to meet Adnoc’s plan to raise and sustain production capacity. The acquisition, which underpins the company’s accelerated fleet expansion and enterprising growth, is the fourth confirmed in recent months. […]
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
UAE’s Etihad Rail signs four MoUs during Innotrans
UAE’s national railway network Etihad Rail has entered into four memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with SNCF International, Alstom, Thales Group and Progress Rail at the InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin, Germany. The agreements come as part of Etihad Rail’s determination to develop technologies that support achieving smart and sustainable mobility. The MoUs will help to further advance the […]
