Lumen Technologies (“Lumen”), a multinational technology company, entered into an exclusive arrangement for the proposed sale of Lumen’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) business to digital infrastructure company Colt Technology Services (“Colt”)
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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed capital markets partner Hamed Afzal (pictured) in its Dubai office. Afzal, who joins from Akin Gump, is an English-qualified capital markets lawyer with broad experience spanning debt
Banking & Finance
United Arab Emirates
National Bonds Introduces its Golden Pension Scheme for UAE residents
National Bonds Corporation, the UAE based Shari’a-compliant savings and investment company owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, has launched its Golden Pension Scheme in the UAE in a move to ramp up its
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
Shalakany Law Office litigation team has successfully defended a major French automotive company against a EGP 3 billion (approx USD 154 m) court claim. The case was heard before the South Cairo Court after being filed
Salik Company, Dubai’s exclusive toll gate operator, has announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its ordinary shares for trading on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).
Commercial International Bank (“CIB”), a private sector bank in Egypt, has acquired a minority stake of 15% of El Sewedy for Engineering Industries (“SEI”). The acquisition will see SEI expanding in the local and regional
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
GSK Group completes demerger of Haleon Group. The advisors
Global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited (“GSK Group”) has completed the demerger of its consumer healthcare business to form global consumer healthcare company Haleon Group. The transaction was valued at GBP 55 million (approximately USD 63.8 million).
Banking & Finance
Deal & transactions
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain Bourse and ADX launch Tabadul Exchange Hub
Bahrain Bourse (BHB) and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) have launched the GCC’s first digital exchange hub – Tabadul. The exchanges commemorated this landmark achievement towards the launch of Tabadul with an official
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
AlQamzi Developments to inject EGP14bn investments in Egypt
AlQamzi Developments has unveiled its strategic expansion plan in the Egyptian market, saying that it will inject investments worth EGP14bn in the span of four years. Yasser Zidan the Egyptian partner and executive
