Oman
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
The Omani government on February 26 made public plans to privatise a number of state-run projects by 2010. Ahmed Mekki, the national economy minister, said that the government was...
2009-03-03Finance
On September 14 Dubai Group announced that it has become a founding shareholder in Mazaya Saudi. The group purchased a 20% stake in the Saudi Arabia-based real estate developer via...
2008-09-17Finance
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...
2008-08-06Finance
Kuwait's Global Investment House (GIH) announced on June 17 that it plans to list its private equity fund Global MENA Financial Assets on the London stock exchange. GIH plans to...
2008-06-19Finance
Kuwait's Global Investment House, an asset management and investment banking company, announced on April 22 that it will sell 355mn shares to investors. The share sale will raise...
2008-04-25Finance
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
