Qatar
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 Porsche-Volkswagen (VW) soap opera rumbles on. Porsche has been pursuing VW for years and currently controls around 70% percent of the larger company - a 51% direct stake, plus...
2009-07-08Finance
The launch of Vodafone Qatar's IPO, which took place on April 30, was fully subscribed, underlining CFW's view that despite poor market conditions the telecom would attract interest...
2009-05-01Finance
Qatar National Bank (QNB), the largest bank in Qatar in terms of assets and market value, has said that it will launch an initial public offering (IPO) for its affiliate bank in Syria....
2009-03-25Finance
Vodafone Qatar will hold its initial public offering (IPO) on April 12, attempting to raise GBP655mn (US$916mn) by selling 228.1mn shares at 10 riyals each. CFW expects the offering...
2009-03-18Finance
The Qatari government has ordered the merger of yet another of its state-owned enterprises. It was announced on January 19 that real estate firms Barwa Real Estate and Qatar Real...
2009-01-21Finance
CFW's view on the importance of the infrastructure sector for private equity firms continues to play out, and on December 16 Australia's Macquarie Group and the Abu Dhabi Commercial...
2008-12-22
