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Dubai-based mortgage lenders Amlak Finance and Tamweel said on October 4 that they have entered into preliminary merger talks. Although the two companies have denied the merger has... 2008-10-09

Capitalising on what Partner John Van Wyk told CFW was 'a window of opportunity', leading EM private equity firm Actis has announced the formation of a consortium to acquire electrical... 2008-08-13

The initial public offering of Sohar Power Company (SPC) was 21 times oversubscribed making it the most successful power sector IPO in Oman to date. The listing, which was valued... 2008-08-06

Talks between India's Reliance Communications and South African telecommunications company MTN have failed. MTN, which is Africa's largest mobile operator, has been the target of... 2008-07-22

Dubai World, the state-owned investment group, has said that it will offer higher rates when it meets with banks over the coming weeks to refinance a US$5bn loan it signed last year.... 2008-05-06

The privatisation of the Compagnie Malienne du Développement des Textiles (CMDT), Mali's national cotton company, is underway after years of delay. On April 25 allAfrica.com reported... 2008-05-02

The market for Islamic private equity funds looks to be booming, as a number of firms in the Middle East have recently announced plans to launch new funds that will invest in the... 2008-03-14

Vodacom Group, South Africa's biggest mobile-phone company, has recently announced that it has shortlisted investors for its share sale worth ZAR7.5bn. The sale is expected to take... 2008-03-14

Turkey's first major privatisation of the year was completed in late February with British American Tobacco (BAT) winning the bid for cigarette firm Tekel Sigara. BAT was the sole... 2008-02-26