{"id":117100,"date":"2026-05-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?p=117100"},"modified":"2026-05-14T03:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:12:48","slug":"dubai-taxi-moves-into-abu-dhabi-with-aed-1-5-bn-national-taxi-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/05\/14\/dubai-taxi-moves-into-abu-dhabi-with-aed-1-5-bn-national-taxi-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Taxi moves into Abu Dhabi with AED 1.5 bn National Taxi acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dubai <\/strong>Taxi is taking over a rival and finally crossing into <\/strong>Abu <\/strong>Dhabi. <\/strong>Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) signed an SPA to acquire rival operator National Taxi in an AED 1.45 bn debt-funded transaction that would hand it a much larger slice of Dubai\u2019s taxi market while giving it a foothold in the capital for the first time, according to a p<\/a>ress release (pdf)<\/a> and separate disclosure (pdf)<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The target: <\/strong>National Taxi operates more than 2.5k licensed plates and over 2.7k vehicles across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Al Ain. Its FY 2024-2025 earnings saw it bring in AED 774 mn in revenues and AED 101 mn in net income.<\/p>\n

DTC said the acquisition will be fully funded through new bank debt facilities<\/strong>, with no new share issuance or dilution for existing shareholders. The transaction is expected to close in early 3Q 2026 pending regulatory approvals.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s ahead: <\/strong>DTC expects its Dubai market share to climb to roughly 59% post-transaction (from 47%) and to enter Abu Dhabi with an estimated 12% market share. Combined, DTC and National Taxi would operate a fleet exceeding 14k vehicles and serving around 78 mn trips annually across the UAE.<\/p>\n

And for National Taxi?<\/strong> DTC plans to keep the National Taxi brand after the transaction closes and will fold finance, procurement, and other back-office functions into its own operations.<\/p>\n

Why it matters: <\/strong>The acquisition \u2014 DTC\u2019s first major transaction since listing<\/a> \u2014 comes amid a wider consolidation drive in Dubai and the wider UAE from state-owned entities. Just earlier this week<\/a> Dubai Holding became the largest shareholder in Emaar Properties, acquiring a 22.27% stake from Investment Corporation of Dubai in a move that was described as \u201ca government-level restructuring rather than a commercial transaction.\u201d Over in Abu Dhabi, we\u2019ve been reporting on a similar trend from the likes of IHC<\/a>, L\u2019imad<\/a>, and Judan Financial<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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