{"id":115911,"date":"2026-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/?p=115911"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:50:45","slug":"emirates-nbd-closes-rbl-bank-acquisition-ninja-inches-closer-to-delivery-heros-gulf-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/19\/emirates-nbd-closes-rbl-bank-acquisition-ninja-inches-closer-to-delivery-heros-gulf-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates NBD closes RBL Bank acquisition + Ninja inches closer to Delivery Hero\u2019s Gulf assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"> <strong>Banks are in a race against time to compress months of dealmaking into a few crowded<\/strong><strong> weeks of open market<\/strong>, with investment-grade spreads back inside pre-war levels and a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/14\/debt-activity-picked-up-in-the-gulf-in-may-and-it-could-be-the-same-this-month-before-a-summer-lull\/\" style=\"\">summer lull<\/a> \u2014 plus the Fed \u2014 set to close the window. A handful <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Emirates NBD has closed the largest FDI ever made in India\u2019s banking sector, taking a <\/strong><strong>60% stake in Mumbai\u2019s RBL Bank for USD 2.8 bn<\/strong>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/6\/1059.pdf\" style=\"\">a statement (pdf)<\/a>. It\u2019s the first time a foreign bank has taken majority control of a profitable Indian lender \u2014 a barrier that held for decades and required sign-off from both the Reserve Bank of India and markets regulator SEBI. The deal institutionalizes the UAE-India capital corridor at the banking level, giving Dubai\u2019s largest lender by assets a direct foothold across 600+ branches serving 1.4 bn+ people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The mechanics:<\/strong> Emirates NBD bought in through a preferential share issue. Public shareholders, offered an exit under India\u2019s mandatory open-offer rules, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/6\/1058.pdf\" style=\"\">didn\u2019t tender (pdf)<\/a>, leaving the bank with 60% rather than the 74% it could have taken. Emirates NBD will fold its existing Indian branches into RBL and reshape the board \u2014 two existing directors are resigning, replaced by five Emirates NBD executives including Group CEO Shayne Nelson and Group CFO Patrick Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ninja is inching closer to carving up Delivery Hero\u2019s Gulf assets.<\/strong> The Saudi quick-commerce unicorn <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/companies\/136872\/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%88%D9%83-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88\/\" style=\"\">is working with<\/a> Saudi and international investment banks to acquire some of Delivery Hero's holdings in the Kingdom and the UAE. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, UBS and Riyad Capital are advising. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ninja was reportedly <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/06\/09\/ninja-mulls-bid-for-delivery-heros-middle-east-portfolio\/\" style=\"\">weighing<\/a><\/strong><strong> a bid for parts of Delivery Hero\u2019s Middle East portfolio<\/strong>, including Saudi unit HungerStation and a joint acquisition of Dubai-based Talabat. It\u2019s also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/05\/10\/this-morning-ninja-lines-up-banks-for-ipo-keeps-options-open\/\" style=\"\">gearing up<\/a> for a potential IPO that could raise USD 1 bn by late 2026 or early 2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Dubai Islamic Bank is back in debt markets for the second time this month<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/capital-markets\/loans\/dubai-islamic-bank-set-to-raise-750mln-in-islamic-financing-htz9yvca\" style=\"\">raising USD<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/capital-markets\/loans\/dubai-islamic-bank-set-to-raise-750mln-in-islamic-financing-htz9yvca\" style=\"\">750 mn<\/a> via a three-year senior unsecured Islamic financing \u2014 jumping on the chance again while spreads recover. DIB just last week <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/06\/11\/dib-prices-usd-1-bn-at1-sukuk-after-one-day-virtual-roadshow\/\" style=\"\">priced<\/a> a USD 1 bn AT1 sukuk at 6.25%, drawing a book of over USD 2.3 bn in a single-day roadshow, with MENA investors taking 83%. HSBC, Mizuho and Standard Chartered are lead arrangers and bookrunners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Aljazira Bank <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=96209&anCat=1&cs=1020&locale=en\" style=\"\">closed its USD 500 mn<\/a><\/strong><strong> Reg S perpetual AT1 sukuk under its USD 1.5 bn<\/strong><strong> program<\/strong>, priced at 650 bps above US treasuries. The five-year callable certificates will list on the London Stock Exchange's International Securities Market. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/capital-markets\/bonds\/abu-dhabis-fab-mandates-3-year-euro-green-benchmark-ipts-out-jabf8owk\" style=\"\">is heading back<\/a><\/strong><strong> to debt markets with a green label<\/strong>, mandating a three-year EUR-denominated green bond under its USD 20 bn Euro Medium Term Note Program at initial price thoughts of mid-swap plus 100-105 bps. Proceeds will fund or refinance projects under its Sustainable Finance Framework, with the bond expected to list in London. BBVA, HSBC, ICBC, Societe Generale and Standard Chartered are joint lead managers alongside FAB, and Standard Chartered is billing and delivery bank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Abu Dhabi is placing a wager on fusion.<\/strong> Government-owned early-stage fund Plynth Energy has taken a minority stake in US-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) \u2014 one of the world\u2019s best-funded fusion startups, with nearly USD 3 bn raised to date, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neimagazine.com\/news\/middle-east-invests-in-fusion\/?cf-view\" style=\"\">Nuclear Engineering International<\/a> reports. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/pro\/climate-deals\/2026\/06\/16\/cfs-plynth-deal-price\" style=\"\">Axios<\/a> put the stake at more than USD 100 mn, though terms aren't officially disclosed. Plynth is targeting precision manufacturing, advanced materials and diagnostic systems while gaining exposure to CFS\u2019 SPARC reactor in Massachusetts and its planned ARC commercial plant in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>No bang for the buck just yet:<\/strong> Commercial fusion is still years out, but governments and investors are already jockeying for position around the supply chains expected to form around it. CFS expects SPARC to hit first plasma \u2014 the milestone marking initial charged-gas generation \u2014 this year or next, though grid-scale production could be a decade away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">ALSO WORTH KNOWING TODAY- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Cntxt AI, an Arabic AI startup, <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wamda.com\/2026\/06\/uae-cntxt-ai-acquires-actualize-expand-enterprise-grade-arabic-ai-agents\" style=\"\">raised USD 60 mn<\/a><\/strong><strong> in a series A<\/strong> co-led by PE firm BlueFive Capital and AI71, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council. It\u2019s one of the larger early-stage Gulf AI raises this year and will fund product development and expansion into new markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MENA-focused fintech Sovra raised just over USD 2 mn in pre-seed funding<\/strong> to build a platform offering self-custodial USD accounts on stablecoin infrastructure, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/6\/1061.pdf\" style=\"\">press release (pdf)<\/a>. The round was led by Pharsalus Capital and drew a roster of angel heavyweights: Ramp founder Karim Atiyeh, Lean Technologies founder Hisham Al-Falih, 21Shares founder Hany Rashwan, and Egyptian b\u2019naire and Orascom Development Holding Chairman Naguib Sawiris. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> Market Snapshot<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Tadawul<\/strong> 0.1% \u2022 <strong>ADX<\/strong> 1.2% \u2022 <strong>DFM<\/strong> 2.5% \u2022 <strong>EGX30<\/strong> 1.1%<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">Brent USD 79.03 \/ bbl \u2022 Gold USD 4,206.9 \/ oz \u2022 USD \/ SAR 3.75 \u2022 USD \/ EGP 49.99<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: A flurry of activity in the debt market as investment-grade spreads 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