Middle East Equity

Emaar Development, the real estate development unit of Emaar Properties, has priced its Dh4.8bn ($1.4bn) IPO below the mid-point of the initial range, valuing the business at Dh24.1bn ($6.6bn).

Bankers working on the IPO of Emaar Development, the real estate development subsidiary of Emaar Properties, have revised the price range to Dh6.03-Dh6.90, from the initial Dh5.70-Dh6.90 range.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, the oil company owned by the emirate, has announced plans to float its chain of petrol stations in the United Arab Emirates, in what could be a highly significant deal for the region.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, the oil company owned by the government of the United Arab Emirates, has announced plans to float its chain of petrol stations in the UAE in an IPO on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

The $1.5bn IPO of Emaar Development, the property development unit of Emaar Properties, was covered less than one working day into the bookbuild this week, according to a banker involved.

Another long-awaited IPO kicked off on Monday when Emaar Properties, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) real estate company, launched the spin-off of its flagship property development business, albeit with a smaller deal size than initially expected.

Shares in Hapag-Lloyd, the German container shipping line, are holding up well as the subscription period for its €352m rights issue begins.

MPs are preparing to scrutinise the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal to create a new premium listing category for sovereign-controlled companies, due to fears that it could weaken corporate governance standards of UK-listed companies.

Investors missed a strategic warning from Etihad earlier this year when the company removed the CEO in charge of its $4bn expansion strategy, and were blindsided this week when its partner airline Air Berlin filed for bankruptcy, write Virginia Furness and Aidan Gregory.

Oman Qatar Insurance Co, the Omani subsidiary of the Qatar Insurance Co, is set to reopen the country’s sleepy IPO market with the first flotation on the Muscat Securities Market for more than two years.

On Wednesday, the UK’s Institute of Directors, the organisation that represents company directors and business leaders, became the latest lobby group to voice its concern at the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal to create a new premium listing category for sovereign-owned companies.

Shares in Taptica International, the London-listed Israeli digital marketing solutions company, closed 5.4% lower on Wednesday after three investors sold a 16.9% stake for £39.5m, through an accelerated bookbuild on Tuesday night.