Company Insights Mubadala Investment Company Finance Mubadala Investment Company News Tech Farming tech startup moves HQ from Europe to UAE A Finnish tech startup is swapping the green countryside of Northern Europe for the Arabian desert as it looks to grow its urban farming business. iFarm was invited in November to join the incentive programme of Abu Dhabi’s Hub71, the technology project led by Mubadala Investment Company and backed by the Government of Abu Dhabi. […] February 1, 2023 Analysis Lattes and logistics drive growth in UAE-Canada trade Tim Hortons coffee shops are the most visible symbol of the trade relationship between the UAE and Canada. The chain has just opened its 250th café in the Gulf – in City Centre Mirdif, Dubai – halfway to its target of 500 outlets in the region. “This milestone is representative of the UAE’s position as […] January 18, 2023 Banking & Finance Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala acquires US-based Dental Care Alliance Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala Investment Company has acquired US-based Dental Care Alliance (DCA), a dental services organisation with nearly 390 allied practices, state-run WAM news agency reported. The investment was made in collaboration with funds managed by Harvest Partners, a US-based private equity firm focused on middle-market companies. DCA is one of the largest […] January 17, 2023 Cop28 Cop28 chief sets out UAE’s vision for climate finance The UAE intends to make financing for climate change projects “more affordable [and] much more accessible”, the country’s oil chief and Cop28 president has said. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber said finance reforms were needed because the world was “way off track” the goals of the 2015 Paris climate accord, during a speech to the Atlantic […] January 16, 2023 Economy Mubadala and Alpha Dhabi to capitalise on discounted assets The move by Alpha Dhabi and Mubadala to join forces and co-invest in credit opportunities does not pose a significant threat to traditional banking structures. Instead, according to Rachel Ziemba, founder of geo-economic advisory firm Ziemba Insights, it will act as a valuable tool to “look for early-stage investments and perhaps pick up assets at […] January 6, 2023 Analysis Banking & Finance Gulf wealth funds look to snap up ‘cheap’ assets in West Sovereign wealth funds across the Middle East are forecast to take advantage of “limited competition” from global peers this year to pursue “cheap” assets in Europe, the US and other western markets. A sharp drop in stock and bond markets over the past year has resulted in the combined value of the world’s sovereign wealth […] January 3, 2023 UAE startup MangoGTM launches ‘Amazon for software vendors’ MangoGTM, a UAE-based startup, is aiming to help small regional entrepreneurs get their foot in the door with some of the biggest companies in the world. The business was set up four years ago as a consulting and servicing company but has since evolved into a wider technology marketplace, marrying buyers and vendors in what […] January 3, 2023 Opinion Sustainability Green for go as UK and UAE count down to Cop28 The environment will be a key theme as the UK and UAE look to commercialise innovations in sustainability December 26, 2022 Employment UAE’s Bayzat mulls expansion in Saudi after new funding round UAE-based employee benefits platform Bayzat has closed a Series C funding round, raising $25 million, the company said in a statement. The funding round was led by DisruptAD, ADQ’s venture platform, alongside Ischyros New York, a global hedge fund. To date, Bayzat’s has raised more than $60 million in funding by receiving backing from leading investors […] December 25, 2022 Energy UAE’s Adnoc acquires 24.9% stake in Austrian chemicals group State oil major Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) will acquire a 24.9 percent stake in Austria-based global energy and chemicals group OMV AG (OMV) from Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala). The transaction will increase Adnoc’s shareholdings in both Borealis and Borouge, expanding its footprint in the chemicals sector. OMV holds a 75 percent stake in […] December 22, 2022 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 28 29 30 … 34 Next
Tech Farming tech startup moves HQ from Europe to UAE A Finnish tech startup is swapping the green countryside of Northern Europe for the Arabian desert as it looks to grow its urban farming business. iFarm was invited in November to join the incentive programme of Abu Dhabi’s Hub71, the technology project led by Mubadala Investment Company and backed by the Government of Abu Dhabi. […] February 1, 2023
Analysis Lattes and logistics drive growth in UAE-Canada trade Tim Hortons coffee shops are the most visible symbol of the trade relationship between the UAE and Canada. The chain has just opened its 250th café in the Gulf – in City Centre Mirdif, Dubai – halfway to its target of 500 outlets in the region. “This milestone is representative of the UAE’s position as […] January 18, 2023
Banking & Finance Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala acquires US-based Dental Care Alliance Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala Investment Company has acquired US-based Dental Care Alliance (DCA), a dental services organisation with nearly 390 allied practices, state-run WAM news agency reported. The investment was made in collaboration with funds managed by Harvest Partners, a US-based private equity firm focused on middle-market companies. DCA is one of the largest […] January 17, 2023
Cop28 Cop28 chief sets out UAE’s vision for climate finance The UAE intends to make financing for climate change projects “more affordable [and] much more accessible”, the country’s oil chief and Cop28 president has said. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber said finance reforms were needed because the world was “way off track” the goals of the 2015 Paris climate accord, during a speech to the Atlantic […] January 16, 2023
Economy Mubadala and Alpha Dhabi to capitalise on discounted assets The move by Alpha Dhabi and Mubadala to join forces and co-invest in credit opportunities does not pose a significant threat to traditional banking structures. Instead, according to Rachel Ziemba, founder of geo-economic advisory firm Ziemba Insights, it will act as a valuable tool to “look for early-stage investments and perhaps pick up assets at […] January 6, 2023
Analysis Banking & Finance Gulf wealth funds look to snap up ‘cheap’ assets in West Sovereign wealth funds across the Middle East are forecast to take advantage of “limited competition” from global peers this year to pursue “cheap” assets in Europe, the US and other western markets. A sharp drop in stock and bond markets over the past year has resulted in the combined value of the world’s sovereign wealth […] January 3, 2023
UAE startup MangoGTM launches ‘Amazon for software vendors’ MangoGTM, a UAE-based startup, is aiming to help small regional entrepreneurs get their foot in the door with some of the biggest companies in the world. The business was set up four years ago as a consulting and servicing company but has since evolved into a wider technology marketplace, marrying buyers and vendors in what […] January 3, 2023
Opinion Sustainability Green for go as UK and UAE count down to Cop28 The environment will be a key theme as the UK and UAE look to commercialise innovations in sustainability December 26, 2022
Employment UAE’s Bayzat mulls expansion in Saudi after new funding round UAE-based employee benefits platform Bayzat has closed a Series C funding round, raising $25 million, the company said in a statement. The funding round was led by DisruptAD, ADQ’s venture platform, alongside Ischyros New York, a global hedge fund. To date, Bayzat’s has raised more than $60 million in funding by receiving backing from leading investors […] December 25, 2022
Energy UAE’s Adnoc acquires 24.9% stake in Austrian chemicals group State oil major Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) will acquire a 24.9 percent stake in Austria-based global energy and chemicals group OMV AG (OMV) from Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala). The transaction will increase Adnoc’s shareholdings in both Borealis and Borouge, expanding its footprint in the chemicals sector. OMV holds a 75 percent stake in […] December 22, 2022
