Middle East
Infrastructure
UAE renewables company Masdar to buy Greece's Terna Energy
United Arab Emirates renewable energy company Masdar said on Thursday it has reached an agreement to buy an initial 67% ......
Consumer
Brookfield leads investment in Dubai's GEMS Education as CVC cuts stake
A consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to invest in Dubai-based international education provider ......
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 ......
Infrastructure
BlackRock, KKR sell stake in ADNOC assets to Abu Dhabi's Lunate
Abu Dhabi investor Lunate said on Wednesday it had bought a 40% stake from private equity firms BlackRock and KKR ......
Finance
Saudi PIF-backed Riyad Bank weighs IPO of investment banking unit
Saudi Arabia's Riyad Bank, the kingdom's third biggest lender by assets, said on Thursday its board was ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Travel tech platform Tumodo leads funding activity in region this week
Funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the week was led by UAE-based business-to-......
Finance
Ruya Partners' Omar Al Yawer on why private credit is picking up in Middle East and more
Abu Dhabi-based private credit firm Ruya Partners was set up in late 2020 by Rashid Siddiqi and Mirza Beg. Omar Al ......
TMT
Gulf Digest: Saudi startup co-founded by ex-Zomato exec, SaaS firm Blink get funding
Saudi tech startups Omniful and Blink led dealmaking in the Middle East region in the first week of December. Both ......
Finance
Ruya Partners hits halfway mark for debut private credit fund, eyes final close
Abu Dhabi-based Ruya Partners aims to make a final close of its maiden private credit fund by the second quarter ......
TMT
Gulf Digest: Flow48, Immensa, four others amass over $75 mn in funding
The UAE-based fintech startup Flow48 grabbed the biggest funding cheque in the Middle East this week while two other ......
