Comments from Vijay Valecha, Chief Investment Officer, Century Financial on Global Markets, Cryptos, Crude Oil, Gold updates.
Crude Oil
Oil ends at nearly five-month high as drone attacks crimp Russia’s output: Oil futures climbed on Monday, with U.S. and global benchmark prices settling at their highest since late October, as continued attacks by Ukraine on Russian energy facilities were estimated to have idled a significant chunk of Russia’s refining capacity.
EFG Hermes Concludes Advisory on Cenomi Retail’s Sale of a Portfolio of Fashion Brands to Abdullah Al-Othaim Fashion
Saudi Arabia, March 18, 2024
EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding Company and the leading investment bank in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), announced today that it concluded advisory on a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal for Cenomi Retail, the largest franchise retailer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The retail giant has agreed to sell a select portfolio of brands to Abdullah Al-Othaim Fashion Company, a fully owned subsidiary of Abdullah Al-Othaim Investment Company.
As part of the agreement, Cenomi Retail had reached a definitive share purchase agreement with Abdullah Al-Othaim Fashion Company for the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Innovative Outfit Trading Company, a Cenomi Retail subsidiary holding the franchise rights for the 16 brands involved in the deal in December 2023, which closed in February 2024 after obtaining the required approvals and completing the agreed-upon commercial and regulatory conditions.
أعلنت اليوم إي اف چي هيرميس، بنك الاستثمار التابع لمجموعة إي اف چي القابضة والرائد في أسواق الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، أن قطاع الترويج وتغطية الاكتتاب قد نجح في إتمام الخدمات الاستشارية في صفقة دمج واستحواذ لصالح شركة «سينومي ريتيل»، الشركة الرائدة في مجال تجارة التجزئة بالمملكة العربية السعودية، والتي تتضمن بيع محفظة مختارة من العلامات التجارية التابعة لشركة «سينومي ريتيل» في مجال الأزياء وذلك لشركة «عبدالله العثيم للأزياء»، المملوكة بالكامل لشركة «عبدالله العثيم للاستثمار».
وبموجب هذه الصفقة، قامت شركة «سينومي ريتيل» في ديسمبر عام 2023 بتوقيع اتفاقية بيع أسهم مع شركة «عبدالله العثيم للأزياء» للاستحواذ على حصة 100% من أسهم شركتها التابعة «الزي المبتكر التجارية» والتي تمتلك حق امتياز 16 علامة تجارية، حيث قامت الشركة بإتمام هذه الصفقة في فبراير من العام الجاري بعد الحصول على الموافقات اللازمة واستيفاء الشروط التجارية التنظيمية المتفق عليها.
The round included new investment from Uber and participation by existing investors including Mubadala and valued Moove at $750m, further validating the company’s business model
The investment will enable Moove to scale globally and become a leading partner in the global mobility sector
Funding comes after a year of significant growth for Moove which saw the company increase its ARR to over $115m
The Company is on course to achieve profitability during the next financial year
Round brings total equity funding to $350 million and debt funding to $210 million since launch in 2020
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