Middle East

Manufacturing

06 August, 2024

Saudi PIF to invest up to $1.5 bn in EV maker Lucid

Lucid Group said on Monday its largest shareholder, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, will inject up to $1.5 billion in ......

Infrastructure

05 August, 2024

Dubai's Sidara drops plans to buy UK's Wood Group

Dubai's Sidara said on Monday it was walking away from its plan to buy UK's John Wood Group, citing rising ......

Finance

02 August, 2024

Saudi sovereign wealth fund signs $50 bn of MoUs with Chinese firms

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF has signed six memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth a total of $50 billion with ......

TMT

01 August, 2024

Egypt's MNT-Halan says Turkish acquisition to help expand consumer credit, factoring

Egyptian microfinance lending and payments company MNT-Halan's recent purchase of Turkey's biggest nonbank micro-leasing company will help develop its factoring ......

TMT

01 August, 2024

UAE's National Pulse invests in Singapore fintech firm Aleta Planet

United Arab Emirates' strategic management company National Pulse has invested in Singapore-based payments solutions provider Aleta Planet, the latter company ......

Infrastructure

30 July, 2024

UAE's Masdar plans more European bets after $887 mn Spanish solar deal

United Arab Emirates' renewable energy company Masdar is seeking more opportunities in Europe's green energy sector and will consider both ......

General

25 July, 2024

Middle East firms eye Europe but some deals face headwinds

As Abu Dhabi's ADNOC sets its sights on an 11.7 billion euro ($12.74 billion) takeover of German chemical maker Covestro ......

Finance

24 July, 2024

Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF appoints new head of investment strategy

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, which manages around $925 billion, has appointed a new head of its investment strategy and ......

Premium

TMT

22 July, 2024

Jordan's ISSF raises LP-style bet on early-stage VC fund

Jordan’s Innovative Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises Fund (ISSF) made a limited partner-style follow-on investment in an existing portfolio ......

TMT

19 July, 2024

MENA Digest: Web3 startup Sentient Labs, Omani firm pocket fat cheques

Dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was led by two big-ticket early-stage funding deals. Sandeep ......