Expedition Investment consortium (the “Consortium”) has successfully completed the Mandatory Tender Offer (“MTO”) of a minority stake (32.9%) in of Arabian Food Industries Co. (“Domty”). The Consortium acquired 97% of the offered shares (96.2 million shares) at a revised price of EGP 5.50 per share. The offer worth was about EGP512 million (USD26.5 million). Matouk […]
Alamar Foods, a Saudi based Quick Service Restaurant operator in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan, has completed its SAR1.22 billion (approximately USD326 million) initial public offering (IPO) and listing of ordinary shares on the Saudi Exchange’s Main Market. With HSBC Saudi Arabia acting as Lead Manager, Financial Advisor, Bookrunner and Underwriter, the IPO involved […]
Deal & transactions
Food & Beverage
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Mirova acquires stakes in Morocco’s Atlas Fruit Company. The advisors
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, and manager of the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) impact fund, has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Atlas Fruits Company. The Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund, promoted by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Mirova, is an impact investment fund that invests in […]
Deal & transactions
Food & Beverage
Saudi Arabia
Tanmiah Food Company and Tyson Foods sign strategic partnership
US-based Tyson Foods and Saudi-based Tanmiah Food Company (“Tanmiah”) have entered into a strategic partnership agreement to accelerate growth in agrifood and poultry production capacity and to meet growing global protein demand. The parties to the agreement are Tyson Foods and Agricultural Development Company (ADC) and Supreme Foods Processing Company (SFPC), Tanmiah’s wholly owned subsidiaries. […]
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Food & Beverage
Agthia Group enhances Egyptian portfolio with the acquisition of Auf Group
Agthia Group, a major player in the food and beverage sector in MENA, is to enter into a strategic acquisition of 60% of Auf Group, an Egyptian healthy snacks and coffee company operating under the Abu Auf masterbrand, with a large direct-to-consumer channel. Auf Group’s founders will retain a combined stake of 30%, and Tanmiya […]
Banking & Finance
Food & Beverage
United Arab Emirates
Food tech startup Supy raises USD8m in seed financing round
UAE-based B2B food marketplace, Supy, raised USD8 million in a Seed round led by Beco Capital with participation from existing investors including Valia Ventures and Cotu Ventures, Global Ventures and Amk Investment Office. The round was also joined by new investors including Global Ventures, AMK Investment Office, and a number of other strategic investors. Founded in January 2021, […]
In celebration of the ninth edition of Save the Brand, last night the Four Seasons in Milan witnessed the Awarding of 30 companies in the Food & Beverage sector, an event organized by LC Publishing Group – with its digital magazine Foodcommmunity.it – dedicated to Italian entrepreneurs and true excellences of Made in Italy in […]
Banking & Finance
Food & Beverage
United Arab Emirates
Pure Harvest Smart Farms raises USD 180.5mln in latest financing
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 […]
Egyptian Belgian Co. for Industrial Investments (“Egybelg”) has sold some of its assets to Savola Foods Limited, a subsidiary of the Saudi-listed Savola Group, a strategic investment holding company with focus on the food and retail sectors in the Middle East and North Africa Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners has assisted Egybelg in this […]
Banking & Finance
Food & Beverage
Saudi Arabia
Allen & Overy advises Prosus on its Series C investment
Allen & Overy has advised Prosus, a global technology investors, as lead investor on a USD170 million Series C funding round by Foodics, a cloud-based technology and payment platform for restaurants in the MENA region. The transaction represents the largest SaaS Series C round in MENA. The funding round was also led by Sanabil Investments, […]
