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An all-Sawiris mining merger
Sawiris-backed Altus Strategies is merging with Toronto-listed gold royalty company Elemental Royalties in an all-stock transaction, the companies said in…
Tullow-Capricorn merger could fall through as investors voice concerns
Investor concerns call Tullow-Capricorn merger into question: Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM), one of Europe’s biggest asset managers, has…
Bye, WM. Wink wink, Chimera
Beltone halts WM due diligence after Chimera enters the chat: Beltone Financial has suspended the WM Consultancy-led consortium from doing…
Welcome, FABMisr
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has completed the merger of Bank Audi Egypt and rebranded its Egypt operations as FABMisr,…
Bidding war over Beltone afoot?
UAE’s Chimera puts in an offer for Beltone: Our friends at Abu-Dhabi based investment firm Chimera Investments have submitted a…
Time to call time on SPACs?
SPACs are dead. Interest rates and regulators killed them: It’s looking increasingly like the SPAC boom fueled by the pandemic’s…
Savola closes Ole bakery acquisition
The Egyptian Belgian Company has new Saudi owners: Saudi food conglomerate Savola has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of…
THIS EVENING: CIRA confirms its future flow securitization plans + Savola closes Ole Bankery acquisition. Plus: Inflation accelerated again in May
Good afternoon, wonderful people. Pat yourselves on the back for making it through this week, which is going out with…
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