OSLO, NORWAY: Aker BP has awarded contracts to alliance partners for front-end engineering and design (FEED) valued at approximately 440 million kroner. The contracts cover a new central platform on Valhall, as well as a new platform and tie-in of the King Lear field. The joint development will contribute to extended lifetime and increased value…
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Audinate Group to acquire video business of Silex Insight for $8.0mn
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Viva Leisure acquires Rebalance Pilates & Yoga studios
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Orica selling Minova to Aurelius Group for A$180mn
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Orica Limited (ASX: ORI) has entered into an agreement to sell its Minova business to Aurelius Group (ETR: AR4), a European based investment firm, for A$180 million, a news release said. Orica Managing Director and CEO Sanjeev Gandhi said: “The sale of Minova is consistent with our refreshed strategy, which identified Minova as…
IHC approves Al Tamouh Investments and Al Qudra Holdings merger
ABU DHABI, UAE: International Holding Company (IHC) has formally agreed to the merger of its subsidiary Al Tamouh Investments with Al Qudra Holding, a news release said. The transaction will be completed through the transfer of shares in Al Tamouh Investments in return for unsecured mandatory convertible bonds issued by Al Qudra Holding. In parallel,…
ADNOC Distribution signs deal to fuel Cars Taxi fleet in UAE
ABU DHABI, UAE: ADNOC Distribution has formed an exclusive partnership with Cars Taxi. The five-year deal sees ADNOC Distribution as only supplier of fuel and lubricants for Cars Taxi’s 3,000+ strong fleet in UAE, a news release said. The contract will supply all Cars Taxi vehicles with fuel and ADNOC Voyager lubricant in a deal…
GFH AND Wafra partner to acquire portfolio of U.S. logistics assets
MANAMA: GFH Financial Group has partnered with Wafra International Investment Company, a Kuwaiti based asset management company with US$8.5 billion in AUM, to acquire a portfolio of US-based blue chip logistics assets leased to FedEx and General Mills. The portfolio is comprised of eight income-yielding mission critical logistics assets that are being built to suit…
SBP to launch Asaan Mobile Account
KARACHI, PAKISTAN: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be launching a new initiative, Asaan Mobile Account (AMA) on Monday, December 13, 2021, a news release said. The initiative has been developed under the National Financial Inclusion Strategy with objective to bring further ease in remote account opening under branchless banking. “This means that the…
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UpCounsel CEO KJ Erickson raises $3.9mn from retail investors
SAN FRANCISCO: UpCounsel CEO KJ Erickson, a 4-time founder and Y Combinator, Stanford and Oxford Alumna, became the first female CEO to raise over $3.9 milion in a Regulation Crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder, the most popular retail investor platform in the United States. UpCounsel is the leading online marketplace connecting businesses with experienced independent attorneys….