Middle East
People
VC firm 500 Global elevates key executive as MENA managing partner
500 Global, a multi-stage venture capital firm that emerged as one of the most active investors in the Middle East ......
Finance
MENA Digest: Egyptian startups lead funding activity
Egyptian fintech startups Swypex and MNZL led funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region,, even as overall ......
Healthcare
Kelix Bio to acquire five UAE-based pharma entities post Mubadala deal
Kelix Bio, an emerging markets-focused specialty generic biopharmaceutical company is looking to acquire five UAE-based pharma entities to further expand ......
Manufacturing
ADNOC scraps talks to buy stake in Brazil's Braskem
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has terminated talks to buy a controlling stake in Braskem, the Brazilian petrochemical producer ......
Finance
Abu Dhabi's IHC to hold buyback of up to $1.36 bn
International Holding Company (IHC), Abu Dhabi's largest listed company, said on Monday it would buy back up to 5 billion ......
Infrastructure
Proptech Square Yards tops $100-mn annual revenue mark
Delhi-based proptech startup Square Yards, which is expected to file its listing documents with capital markets regulator soon, has topped ......
Infrastructure
Shell in talks to sell its Malaysia fuel stations to Aramco
Energy giant Shell is in talks with Saudi Arabia's state-owned Saudi Aramco to sell its gas station business in Malaysia, ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Abyan Capital, Bon Plus raise early-stage funds
Dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa decelerated compared to the previous week but saw at least two ......
Infrastructure
Brookfield to acquire majority stake in GII's 1.5-mn-sq-ft logistics portfolio
Canadian alternative investment firm Brookfield Asset Management will acquire a controlling stake in UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments' logistics real estate platform ......
General
European VC SpeedInvest to expand into MENA by opening office in UAE
SpeedInvest, a European early-stage venture capital fund, which manages assets worth $1 billion across 40 countries, is set to establish ......
