APAC deal volume dips 4.8% YoY
A total of 11,808 deals (mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture financing deals) were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during January to October 2024, which was a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 4.8% compared to the 12,406 deals announced during the same period in 2023, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database revealed...
Saudi Investment Fund announces the largest bookbuild offering in MENA
PIF today announced the completion of the sale of part of its stake in the Saudi Telecom Company (stc) through an accelerated bookbuild offering.
The offering comprised 100 million shares, representing 2% of stc’s issued share capital. The total value of the offering was SAR 3.86 billion ($1.03 billion), with a final offer price of SAR...
CSquared envisions ‘Fiberising’ Africa through affordable broadband internet connectivity
CSquared, a pan-african broadband infrastructure provider that enables ISPS and MNOs to provide high quality broadband...
Guinea: cutting bureaucratic obstacles with a One-Stop Shop for business
Equatorial Guinea’s one-stop shop became a reality this week, allowing investors and corporations alike to...
Huge desert solar initiative to make Africa a renewables power-house
The details of the “Desert to Power Initiative” have been outlined as part of the...