• Monday, 21 September 2020

    Alta Semper raises stake in Macro Holding to 80%

    M&A WATCH- Alta Semper ups stake in Macro Holding to 80%: Private equity outfit Alta Semper Capital has raised its stake in consumer healthcare firm Macro Holding to 80%, it said in an emailed statement (pdf). The frontier markets-focused firm,...
  • Thursday, 17 September 2020

    What we’re tracking on 17 September 2020

    It’s Thursday, friends, and while we’re looking forward to the weekend, we’re also a bit daunted by the mountain of work we need to finish before we slide into Friday. It’s a special weekend for us: We celebrate six years...
  • Thursday, 13 August 2020

    Banque du Caire IPO on hold until 2021

    IPO WATCH- Banque du Caire’s IPO isn’t happening before 2021: State-owned Banque du Caire’s (BdC) plans to debut on the EGX won’t be seeing the light of day until next year once the covid-19 pandemic has subsided, Masrawy reports, citing...
  • Sunday, 19 July 2020

    Galina Holding eyes Egypt IPO in early 2021

    IPO WATCH- Agrifoods player Galina eyes IPO in early 2021: Galina Holding is planning to make its EGX debut around the beginning of next year, by which time it expects markets will have stabilized from the fallout from the covid-19...
  • Tuesday, 30 June 2020

    Egypt suspends privatization program again due to “unfavorable” conditions

    PRIVATIZATION WATCH- The state privatization program is still on ice due to the “unfavorable” market conditions caused by the covid-19 pandemic, Public Enterprises Minister Hisham Tawfik told Bloomberg. The suspension will remain in place until further notice, Tawfik told the...
  • Thursday, 4 June 2020

    The Enterprise Covid-19 Poll: The Results

    ENTERPRISE READER POLL- You’re not cutting staff — but you’re also not investing, and you definitely want more freedom to WFH in better times. A lot has changed since we last asked readers for their thoughts on the Egyptian economy...
  • Tuesday, 28 April 2020

    Podcasts we love: WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork

    WeCrashed: How ambition and hubris brought the world’s most valuable unicorn to within an inch of its life. WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork charts the rise and fall of ambitious Israeli-American entrepreneur Adam Neumann who in 2019 presided...
  • Thursday, 26 March 2020

    FRA grants nine-month extension for companies planning IPOs

    IPO WATCH- Market regulator grants nine-month extension for companies planning IPOs: The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has extended by nine months the deadline for companies that have listed their shares on the EGX but have yet to begin trading due...
  • Tuesday, 24 March 2020

    EFG concludes advising on IPO of Saudi healthcare company Sulaiman Al Habib

    EFG concludes advisory on IPO of Saudi healthcare company Sulaiman Al Habib: Our friends at EFG Hermes acted as joint bookrunner on a USD 700 mn initial public offering by Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group on the Saudi stock...

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