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Qatari M&A drive may trigger credit risk repricingA foreign acquisition drive by Qatari companies is winning the gas-rich country international attention and economic influence around the region. But it may have a less positive effect on the bond prices of some of the companies. More… |
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Mena M&A deal value doubles to $14.6bnThe mergers & acquisitions (M&A) deal values in the Mena region have doubled in the first quarter to hit $14.6 billion compared to $7.3 billion the previous year, with the UAE and Qatar accounting for 76 per cent of total disclosed domes More… |
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Mideast M&A activity down 10pc in Q1The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal activity in the Middle East region fell 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 to $5.1 billion from $5.7 billion last year, said a report. The Middle Eastern fees reached $143.5 millio More… |
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Savola buys strategic stake in subsidiariesThe Savola Group, the leading Saudi Arabia-based food conglomerate, has entered into a deal with Dammam-based Al-Muhaidib Holding Company, a key player in the kingdom's food distribution sector, to acquire a 10 per cent stake in its subsidia More… |
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ME merger activity subdued in Q1The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal activity in the Middle East region started the year on a rather subdued note, according to the latest reports from Zephyr, the comprehensive database of deal information. The first quart More… |
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GCC banks 'leading in regional acquisitions'GCC banks are becoming active buyers of stakes in banks in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) and even farther afield, according to a report by rating agency Standard & Poor's. As acquirers in Mena, Gulf banks are tak More… |
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Cash-rich Asian firms ‘will drive equities in 2013’Cash-rich Asian companies will be among those corporations with healthy balance sheets driving global stock markets higher through acquisitions in 2013, said an expert. On an historical basis, M&A (merger and acquisition) acti More… |
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NBAD plans acquisitions in expansion abroadNational Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the UAE's largest lender by market value, is looking at acquisitions as part of a plan to more than double the proportion of profits it makes from abroad over the next ten years. The majority More… |
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Google to replace M&A chiefGoogle is replacing the head of its in-house mergers and acquisitions group, David Lawee, with one of its top lawyers, according to a person familiar with the matter. Don Harrison, a high-ranking lawyer at Google, will replace Law More… |
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Gulf Oil acquires US group for $1.04bnGulf Oil Corporation Limited (GOCL), a company of Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group, has acquired a 100 per cent stake in US-based Houghton International, a global market leader in metal working fluids, for $1.04 billion. GOCL sai More… |
