Metito announces big global expansion, mulls IPOUnited Arab Emirates-based water and waste-water specialist Metito has secured long-term financing to support expansion plans in Indonesia, Egypt and China. The comp More… |
Al Noor Hospitals seeks up to $390m in London floatAbu Dhabi healthcare firm Al Noor Hospitals plans to raise between $320 million and $390 million by offloading up to 34 percent of the company's stock through a flotation in London, it said on Monday. More… |
Sembcorp plans IPO of utility JV in OmanSingapore's Sembcorp Industries Ltd said it is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of a joint venture company that owns and operates a $1 billion water and power project in Oman by the fourth quarter of this year. " More… |
Liquidation of Saudi Integrated Telecom orderedSaudi retail investors face hefty losses after a royal decree ordered the liquidation of Saudi Integrated Telecom Co (SITC), which floated its shares in an initial public offer (IPO) in 2011 but never started ope More… |
UAE healthcare group plans London listingUAE healthcare provider Al Noor Hospitals Group aims to raise some $150 million through an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to finance planned acquisitions. The largest private healthcare More… |
Qatar fund to invest $500m in Russia's VTBRussia's second-largest bank VTB expects to close its $3.3 billion offering of new shares by the end of the week, with three sovereign wealth funds - including Qatar Holding - investing More… |
Regulations, lack of liquidity ‘hitting GCC IPOs’Stricter regulatory scrutiny of companies with plans to list and a lack of liquidity in certain markets are the key factors responsible for the low volume of IPOs in the GCC in the last 12 months, experts said. Other issues hittin More… |
Qatar postpones float of $12bn investment firmA planned floatation of Doha Global Investment Co, a $12 billion Qatari investment firm backed by assets from the Gulf state's sovereign wealth fund, has been postponed pending necessary approvals, a senior bourse official said on Sunday. More… |
Qatar Petroleum plans $50bn IPOs for unitsState-owned Qatar Petroleum plans to offer shares in four of its units in coming years, said Hussain al-Abdulla, executive board member of Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the country's sovereign wealth fund. "There a More… |
Omani power firms plan IPOs in mid-2014Two Omani electricity generating companies - Al Suwaidi Power Company and Al Batinah Power Company - said they plan to launch initial public offers (IPOs) of their shares around June next year. More… |








