{"id":542900,"date":"2022-01-23T04:02:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T04:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/01\/23\/anghami-takes-one-step-closer-to-its-spac-listing-uaes-masdar-has-big-growth-plans\/"},"modified":"2022-01-23T04:02:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T04:02:37","slug":"anghami-takes-one-step-closer-to-its-spac-listing-uaes-masdar-has-big-growth-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/01\/23\/anghami-takes-one-step-closer-to-its-spac-listing-uaes-masdar-has-big-growth-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Anghami takes one step closer to its SPAC listing + UAE\u2019s Masdar has big growth plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-10\"><\/a> <strong>Anghami takes one step closer to its SPAC listing:<\/strong> The streaming platform\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a053ad47-40fd-4aba-b6ef-38340681965f\">merger<\/a> \u2014 which would value the company at around USD 220 mn \u2014 with blank-check firm Vistas Media Acquisition Company was approved by Vistas shareholders at a special stockholders meeting last week, the companies announced in a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wamda.com\/2022\/01\/vistas-shareholders-approve-anghami-merger\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anghami and Swvl are in something of a race to close their SPACs:<\/strong> Queen\u2019s Gambit is looking to close with Swvl this month, the domestic press quoted <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/bcfb262f-b3a9-4a65-85f7-ae377d713cfd\">Swvl CEO Mostafa Kandil<\/a> as saying last month. Anghami is looking to close by 11 February. You can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1810491\/000121390022000272\/ea153372-425_anghami.htm\">its latest investor presentation here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But they haven\u2019t picked a great time for it:<\/strong> SPACs, IPO stocks and tech are in the middle of a heavy sell-off triggered by the Federal Reserve\u2019s announcement that it will hike interest rates several times this year. Seven SPACs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/1c3eb215-b029-4c65-b660-6022113e3d54\">have written to the US Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a> to cancel IPO plans this month as poor performance coupled with increasing regulatory scrutiny hurts the asset class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closer to home though, SPACs are only getting started:<\/strong> We could see our first homegrown SPAC established within the next month, Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) chief Mohamed Omran <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a15c05fc-a3a2-41f6-90c8-e99e58fafca5\">said last week.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also worth noting this morning: <\/strong><strong>UAE-based renewable energy firm <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/masdar.ae\/\">Masdar<\/a><\/strong><strong> plans to more than double its <\/strong><strong>operations this decade<\/strong>, driven in part by the acquisition of power firms in the US and Europe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-01-20\/uae-s-biggest-renewable-energy-firm-looks-to-deals-for-growth?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports CFO Niall Hannigan saying. The <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4df8b031-45bc-4758-9efa-2670615cc312\">subsidiary<\/a> of Abu Dhabi\u2019s Mubadala sovereign wealth fund could get the capital for its \u201csignificant\u201d growth ambitions from the UAE government, international capital markets, or the potential sale of its first corporate bond next year.<\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table table-striped markets-table'>\n<tbody>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>EGX30 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11,732<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.1% (YTD: -1.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD at CIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.66<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Interest rates CBE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8.25% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9.25% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>12,291<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.3% (YTD: +9.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8,706<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.3% (YTD: +2.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3,210<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+1.3% (YTD: +0.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>S&P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4,398<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-1.9% (YTD: -7.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7,494<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-1.2% (YTD: -1.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 87.89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-0.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Natural gas <\/strong>(Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 4.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+5.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 1,834<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-0.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 35,428<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-3.8% (as of midnight)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>THE CLOSING BELL-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The EGX30 rose 0.1% on Thursday<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 746 mn (35.2% below the 90-day average). Local investors were net sellers. The index is down 1.8% YTD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the green: <\/strong>EFG Hermes (+1.4%), GB Auto (+1.1%) and CIB (+1.0%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Fawry (-3.3%), AMOC (-3.0%) and Raya Holding (-2.6%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anghami takes one step closer to its SPAC listing: The streaming platform\u2019s merger \u2014 which would value the company at around USD 220 mn \u2014 with blank-check firm Vistas Media Acquisition Company was approved by Vistas shareholders at a special stockholders meeting last week, the companies announced in a joint statement. 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