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M&A WATCH-<\/p>\n

#1- <\/strong>Almarai ful<\/strong>ly acquires PBIC for SAR 1 bn:<\/strong> F&B giant Almarai is now the sole owner of water bottling firm Pure Beverages Industry Company<\/a> (PBIC) for over SAR 1 bn, it said in a Tadawul disclosure<\/a> on Thursday. The acquisition follows Almarai inking a share purchase agreement with PBIC\u2019s owner Ajlan & Bros Holding Group<\/a> to obtain its full stake in June<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The rationale:<\/strong> The acquisition plays into Almarai\u2019s plans to grow its beverage portfolio, boost consumer offerings and maximize shareholder value as part of the firm\u2019s growth strategy, the filing read. It also places the dairy giant among the Kingdom\u2019s top four players in the fast-growing water bottling market alongside Nova, Safa Makkah Water and Aquafina.<\/p>\n

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#2-<\/strong> Ataa sells training acade<\/strong>my to Qiyam: <\/strong>Ataa Educational Company, via its subsidiary Arabian Education and Training Group Holding Company, inked an agreement to sell its Al-Faisal International Academy for Training branch to Qiyam Real Estate Company for SAR 40 mn, it said in a disclosure to Tadawul<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Use of proceeds: <\/strong>Funds from the sale will be used to enhance the Ataa Educational\u2019s financial position and operational liquidity as part of its strategy to divest from the training sector and focus on its core education business.<\/p>\n

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STARTUP WATCH-<\/p>\n

Saudi-backed D-GN secures funding:<\/strong> Decentralized data-labeling platform Data Guardians<\/a>Network<\/a> (D-GN) raised USD 5 mn in a pre-seed round backed by Hamoud Al Rumayan (<\/strong>LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>)<\/strong>, droppGroup<\/a> and Hub Culture<\/a>, the company said in a post on LinkedIn<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Use of proceeds:<\/strong> The funding will help D-GN expand its global operations, grow its contributor base, and build out its multimodal data pipelines, Jawlah<\/a> reports. The company also aims to integrate more closely with AI firms that rely on ethically sourced, high-quality training data. <\/p>\n

About D-GN: <\/strong>The platform provides AI companies with training data generated by contributors from around the world. Workers perform tasks like image classification or voice annotation and receive rewards in USDT.<\/p>\n

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FINANCIAL SERVICES-<\/p>\n

Hamah<\/a><\/strong>Capital<\/a><\/strong> is now licensed to give advising consultancy in the securities business<\/strong>, following the completion of business requirements commencements, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) said in a statement<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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LOGISTICS-<\/p>\n

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) added Goodrich\u2019s RSX1shipping service to<\/strong> Jeddah <\/strong>Islamic Port<\/strong>, linking it to three regional ports, it said in a statement<\/a>. The new service \u2014 with a capacity of 720 TEUs \u2014 will connect Jeddah with Port Sudan, Djibouti Port in Djibouti, and Jebel Ali Port in the UAE. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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