Africa-focused investment firm Development Partners International (“DPI”) sold its 34% minority stake in consumer electronics and household appliances retailer B.TECH to Saudi Egyptian Investment Company (“SEIC”), The Saudi Public Investment Fund (“PIF”)’s Egyptian investment arm. The advisors For DPI: White & Case acted as its international counsel alongside Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) and Zulficar and Partners as […]
Arabian Internet and Telecommunication Company, Solutions by Stc, an enabler of digital transformation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has completed the acquisition of a majority stake (88.19%) of Giza Systems with an enterprise value worth
Deal & transactions
Energy & Trading
Saudi Arabia
Aramco and Schlumberger’s sustainability solutions digital platform
Aramco, Saudi’s global integrated energy and chemicals company, and international technology company Schlumberger have announced plans to collaborate and develop a digital platform that will provide sustainability solutions for hard-to-abate industrial sectors. The proposed
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Energy & Trading
Beeah and Green Planet to advance waste management in Egypt
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
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,
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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
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
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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
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
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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
