Company Insights Mubadala Investment Company Finance Mubadala Investment Company News Sustainability Mubadala buys stake in German offshore wind power giant Mubadala Investment Company has announced the acquisition of a stake in Skyborn Renewables, the world’s largest private offshore wind developer. The deal by the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, which manages a global portfolio of assets valued at $284 billion, bolsters its rapidly growing clean and sustainable energy portfolio. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) also has a […] October 19, 2022 Manufacturing UAE’s Mubadala Capital buys US snack food maker TruFood Mubadala Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, has acquired US-based snack food contract manufacturer AOG, trading as TruFood Manufacturing (TruFood), WAM, UAE state-owned news agency reported. The company was acquired from funds affiliated with AUA Private Equity Partners. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, TruFood is a […] October 19, 2022 Markets Gulf countries defy global gloom with bond sale plans Saudi Arabia, Mubadala and Emirates NBD are preparing to sell bonds and sukuk, despite market volatility that has put off other issuers October 18, 2022 Analysis Biden Middle East UAE reforms seen as magnet for further US investment A series of new economic and social reforms, known as the Projects of the 50, will make the UAE an even more attractive environment for American businesses. According to Danny E Sebright, president of the US-UAE Business Council, the UAE is already widely recognised by American businesses for these strengths. “Another important strength of the […] September 26, 2022 Analysis Lifestyle Arab youth’s negative stance on Israel challenges trade growth Israel is still seen as an enemy by the majority of young Arabs, despite the thaw in relations after the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020. The sentiment could impact future business growth projections, experts have said. Eighty-eight percent of Arab youth described Israel as an enemy or somewhat of an enemy, according to […] September 22, 2022 Analysis Injection of interest in beauty industry as men turn to ‘Brotox’ Botox injections are becoming increasingly commonplace among men in the business world, but could they really prove the difference in securing that big, career-defining deal? It may sound far fetched but businessmen in the Middle East are turning to botulinum toxin type A, as the pressure to look good in the “Zoom Boom” era continues […] September 18, 2022 Exclusive Banking & Finance Israel’s $15bn Rapyd aiming to acquire Gulf fintech startups Rapyd, Israel’s highest-valued unicorn, is eyeing financial technology acquisitions in the Middle East and North Africa as it seeks to capitalise on the challenging business environment for startups. As the US Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates in an effort to curb rising inflation, the prospect of a worldwide recession dominates concerns, particularly among […] September 16, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: LONG READ Abraham Accords: The $3bn trade deal that shocked the world Two years after the signing of the historic Abraham Accords, the UAE and Israel are on track to see $3 billion worth of bilateral trade this year. The success of the relationship – kickstarted by the agreement signed by the Emirati and Bahraini foreign ministers, the Israeli prime minister and US president on the South […] September 15, 2022 Banking & Finance Abu Dhabi to monetise stake in state energy company TAQA Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company ADQ has entered into an agreement to monetise an 8.6 percent stake in Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) to Multiply Group, Abu Dhabi Pension Fund and other prominent investors, WAM, the UAE state news agency, reported. Abu Dhabi-listed TAQA has significant investments in power and water generation, transmission […] September 14, 2022 Energy UAE companies to acquire stakes in Uzbekistan’s power plants Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) have signed agreements to invest in the privatisation of two gas-fired power generation plants in the Talimarjan power complex in Uzbekistan, WAM, the UAE state news agency, reported. The binding agreements will see Mubadala and TAQA each acquire a 40 percent stake in two […] September 11, 2022 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 30 31 32 … 34 Next
Sustainability Mubadala buys stake in German offshore wind power giant Mubadala Investment Company has announced the acquisition of a stake in Skyborn Renewables, the world’s largest private offshore wind developer. The deal by the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, which manages a global portfolio of assets valued at $284 billion, bolsters its rapidly growing clean and sustainable energy portfolio. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) also has a […] October 19, 2022
Manufacturing UAE’s Mubadala Capital buys US snack food maker TruFood Mubadala Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, has acquired US-based snack food contract manufacturer AOG, trading as TruFood Manufacturing (TruFood), WAM, UAE state-owned news agency reported. The company was acquired from funds affiliated with AUA Private Equity Partners. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, TruFood is a […] October 19, 2022
Markets Gulf countries defy global gloom with bond sale plans Saudi Arabia, Mubadala and Emirates NBD are preparing to sell bonds and sukuk, despite market volatility that has put off other issuers October 18, 2022
Analysis Biden Middle East UAE reforms seen as magnet for further US investment A series of new economic and social reforms, known as the Projects of the 50, will make the UAE an even more attractive environment for American businesses. According to Danny E Sebright, president of the US-UAE Business Council, the UAE is already widely recognised by American businesses for these strengths. “Another important strength of the […] September 26, 2022
Analysis Lifestyle Arab youth’s negative stance on Israel challenges trade growth Israel is still seen as an enemy by the majority of young Arabs, despite the thaw in relations after the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020. The sentiment could impact future business growth projections, experts have said. Eighty-eight percent of Arab youth described Israel as an enemy or somewhat of an enemy, according to […] September 22, 2022
Analysis Injection of interest in beauty industry as men turn to ‘Brotox’ Botox injections are becoming increasingly commonplace among men in the business world, but could they really prove the difference in securing that big, career-defining deal? It may sound far fetched but businessmen in the Middle East are turning to botulinum toxin type A, as the pressure to look good in the “Zoom Boom” era continues […] September 18, 2022
Exclusive Banking & Finance Israel’s $15bn Rapyd aiming to acquire Gulf fintech startups Rapyd, Israel’s highest-valued unicorn, is eyeing financial technology acquisitions in the Middle East and North Africa as it seeks to capitalise on the challenging business environment for startups. As the US Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates in an effort to curb rising inflation, the prospect of a worldwide recession dominates concerns, particularly among […] September 16, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: LONG READ Abraham Accords: The $3bn trade deal that shocked the world Two years after the signing of the historic Abraham Accords, the UAE and Israel are on track to see $3 billion worth of bilateral trade this year. The success of the relationship – kickstarted by the agreement signed by the Emirati and Bahraini foreign ministers, the Israeli prime minister and US president on the South […] September 15, 2022
Banking & Finance Abu Dhabi to monetise stake in state energy company TAQA Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company ADQ has entered into an agreement to monetise an 8.6 percent stake in Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) to Multiply Group, Abu Dhabi Pension Fund and other prominent investors, WAM, the UAE state news agency, reported. Abu Dhabi-listed TAQA has significant investments in power and water generation, transmission […] September 14, 2022
Energy UAE companies to acquire stakes in Uzbekistan’s power plants Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) have signed agreements to invest in the privatisation of two gas-fired power generation plants in the Talimarjan power complex in Uzbekistan, WAM, the UAE state news agency, reported. The binding agreements will see Mubadala and TAQA each acquire a 40 percent stake in two […] September 11, 2022
