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Ridesharing service Careem is looking for acquisition opportunities and is considering an initial <\/strong>public offering <\/strong>but has no timeframe in mind, founder Mudassir Sheikha told Reuters<\/a>. Asked if 2019 was a target date, he said \u201cit is hard to predict,\u201d noting that the company has not hired bankers or advisors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ridesharing service Careem is looking for acquisition opportunities and is considering an initial public offering but has no timeframe in mind, founder Mudassir Sheikha told Reuters. 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