M&A WATCH- CBE officials to meet United Bank sale advisors: Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) officials will meet by the middle of this month with advisors from EFG Hermes and Evercore to plot out the sale of the United Bank, sources told the local press. The CBE appointed EFG Hermes and New York-based Evercore to act as advisors on the sale of state-owned United Bank in November. The report claims the central bank now wishes to fast-track the sale.