SEP resubmits offer to acquire 66.4% stake in K-Electric
On December 21st, as per regulations, Shanghai Electric withdrew its offer due to lapse in the prescribed time period for making a public announcement of the offer
With PM taking personal interest will the K-Electric deal finally materialize?
On news of SEP’s delegation meeting with the PM, led to a surge in selling and buying of K-Electric shares and it ended Friday as the market volume leader with 13.90 million shares traded
Next Capital announces client’s intention to acquire 49.90% stake in Johnson and Phillips
Johnson and Phillips have a market capitalization of Rs343.90 million and counts itself amongst the first foreign company to have opened an office in Pakistan after independence in August 1947
Vopak to buy 44% stake in Elengy Terminal Pakistan
The acquisition will be done in separate transactions with International Finance Corp (IFC) and Engro Corp and will include a 29 percent share it had already said it would buy in July, the company said in a statement
Careem looks to raise up to $200 million in China: source
In a separate development, Careem has been working with investment bank Jefferies as an adviser on investment options and fundraising, including a potential mergers and acquisition deal in the region with Uber Technologies Inc
Baltoro acquires stake in NBP funds
Baltoro made its first investment in Pakistan in 2016 by acquiring a stake in AGP Limited, a Karachi based pharmaceutical company
Turkish arm of Abraaj looking to sever ties & become independent: Report
Canadian asset management group, Brookfield is said to be in negotiations with the Turkish entity of Abraaj to acquire it, according to people aware of the talks
Fauji Foods appoints advisers for counseling on acquisition offer
In the end of July, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co had submitted an investment intention letter to acquire a 51 percent stake in Fauji Foods
Zuckerberg’s broken promise? – Here’s why Instagram’s co-founders left Facebook
In a surprising move yesterday, we found out that the photo-sharing app Instagram’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger had left Facebook,...
United Energy to buy Kuwait Energy for $651m
Founded in 1992, United Energy acquired BP’s assets in Pakistan in 2011 for $775 million and has since invested heavily in that country,
Sindh Bank and Summit Bank are merging. Who is the real buyer?
Allegations of money laundering and illicit payoffs continue to haunt this transaction, suggesting there may be more than a simple bank merger going on
Coca-Cola expands into coffee with $5.1 billion deal for Britain’s Costa
For Coca-Cola, the deal adds to its efforts to move away from fizzy drinks towards more healthier options for increasingly health-conscious consumers
Aramco listing plan halted, oil giant disbands advisors – sources
The financial advisors working on the proposed listing have been disbanded, as Saudi Arabia shifts its attention to a proposed acquisition of a “strategic stake” in local petrochemicals maker Saudi Basic Industries Corp, two of the sources said
PepsiCo to acquire Sodastream for $3.2 billion
Under the terms of the agreement between PepsiCo and SodaStream, PepsiCo has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of SodaStream International Ltd. for $144.00 per share, in a transaction valued at $3.2 billion. The transaction will be funded with PepsiCo's cash on hand
JS Group to acquire 48 percent share in Habib Coastal Power
A senior government official said JS Group would also be a beneficiary of Rs6 billion damages owed to HCPC by Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on account of an international arbitration case won by the former,