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EquitiesFirst sees opportunity in surging Gulf IPO market
15 Jan 2025 15:32 GMT
Gulf Cooperation Council stock markets, which include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, have defied the global downturn in initial public offerings, with demand for new listings reaching unprecedented levels. Shares …
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Strong pipeline of Gulf IPOs expected in 2025
13 Jan 2025 16:16 GMT
The Gulf initial public offering (IPO) market is expected to …
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Talabat Falls in Dubai Debut After Biggest Gulf IPO for 2024
10 Dec 2024 09:56 GMT
Spar Nord Bank A/S provides various banking products and services to retail and business customers in Denmark. The company offers deposits, loans, advances, mortgage loans, life annuities, and guarantee services, as well as custodianship accounts. It …
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Lulu shares fall on trading debut in Abu Dhabi stock market after mega Gulf IPO: 12 things to know
14 Nov 2024 16:18 GMT
UAE-based Lulu Retail Holdings Plc debuted on the Abu Dhabi Security Exchange, or ADX, on Thursday after a record-breaking initial public offering (IPO) that caught global attention, but its shares fell on the first trading day.
Lulu encounters rarity
In a …
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Gulf IPO may be Delivery Hero’s only tasty morsel
11 Nov 2024 13:59 GMT
The Frankfurt-listed group is selling 15% of Talabat in Dubai. A potential $13 bln valuation would mean an arm with a third of its sales is worth more than Delivery Hero itself. Yet beyond the Gulf, a value-boosting breakup looks hard given the business …
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Gulf IPO Pipeline ‘Extremely Active,’ EFG Hermes’ ECM Head Says
04 Jul 2024 04:46 GMT
(Bloomberg) -- An equity capital markets boom in the Gulf shows no signs of slowing down, with e-commerce and information technology companies among those expected to go public in the second half, according to the top ECM bank in the region this year.
Most …
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Robust Gulf IPO activity records $1.2b proceeds in Q1
14 May 2024 21:09 GMT
The Dubai Financial Market. — AFP file
Published: Tue 14 May 2024, 8:36 PM
IPO activity in the Mena region retained strong momentum in the first quarter of 2024 with 10 initial public offerings in Saudi Arabia and the UAE recording combined proceeds of $1. …
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EFG Hermes sees Gulf IPO frenzy from private sector in 2024
05 Mar 2024 04:12 GMT
DUBAI - Emerging market-focused investment bank EFG Hermes is "very bullish" on Gulf markets this year, expecting more, smaller initial public offerings (IPOs) from the region from a year earlier, Mostafa Gad said on Monday.
Smaller deals are …
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Energy sector robust despite decline: Gulf IPOs valued at $10.1 billion in 2023
17 Jan 2024 08:27 GMT
… , comprising 10.0% of the Gulf IPOs for the year. The Qatar … to the total value of Gulf IPOs in 2023.
Despite only two … of the total value of Gulf IPOs in 2023. The transportation sector … , constituting 25% of the total Gulf IPO value for the year.
Addis …
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Will 2024 be a bumper one for Gulf IPOs?
11 Dec 2023 10:25 GMT
The three-year IPO boom in the GCC has witnessed various peaks and troughs. From a COVID-19-led 2020 issuance low of $2 billion to a 2022 high of $23 billion, the primary market issuance trends have reacted vividly to market news.
While this year, issuance …