Lebanon
Finance
Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14Finance
To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Finance
Multinational drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has strengthened its position in the Middle East by purchasing the Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) branded generics business in selected countries...
2009-07-06Finance
Zain of Kuwait is considering selling shares worth as much as US$5bn in an initial public offering (IPO) that could be carried out in Europe in 2009, according to an interview with...
2008-05-22Finance
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
