GLP today announced the closing of one of the largest ever logistics-focused funds in Latin America, GLP Brazil Development Partners II (“GLP BDP II”) with BRL 2.63 billion (US$530 million1) of total equity commitments. GLP BDP II’s investors are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”), with […]
INJAZ Al-Arab and JA Africa have partnered with global consulting firm Oliver Wyman to explore labour market skills gap in the MENA Region and Sub-Saharan Africa in an effort to tackle the unemployment challenge. The “Youth Employment Perception” survey was conducted in response to the realization that these incremental unemployment figures cannot solely be attributed […]
To commemorate World Entrepreneurs’ Day observed annually on August 21, Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) has announced the launch variety of new competitive, flexible, and comprehensive business set up packages to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of regional and global investors and support the growth of the publishing and education sectors and allied […]
Uniphore, a leader in Conversational Service Automation (CSA), today announced its agreement to acquire Jacada, a customer experience pioneer with the industry’s leading low code/no code platform for contact centre automation. Jacada’s advanced automation software brings a proven track record of solving complex contact center challenges and empowering the design and implementation of transformational customer experiences quickly and easily. Combined with Jacada’s innovative low code/no code platform, Uniphore’s industry-leading conversational automation platform will empower businesses to easily automate key interactions across self-service and agent-assisted customer engagements. With this comprehensive platform, business users can realize state-of-the-art digital transformation, resulting in significant ROI. When integrated with Uniphore’s conversational AI and automation […]
The Dubai Branch of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced its ‘GenZ’ internship program to empower youth from the MENA region with 21st-century employability skills. Over the next two years, the company aims to equip young talent across MENA with hands on corporate experience across various […]
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, through its association with TXOne Networks, a specialist in operational technology (OT) security, partnered with Oregon systems, a regional leader & distributor of security solutions, for the distribution of its OT security solutions in the region. The agreement was signed between both […]
BDT Capital Partners (“BDT”), Mubadala Investment Company and its asset management subsidiary, Mubadala Capital (together “Mubadala”), today announced the transaction close of the acquisition of Culligan International (“Culligan”), the global leader in sustainable water solutions and services. BDT Capital Partners, LLC (“BDT”), affiliated with BDT & Co., LLC, a merchant bank that provides closely held businesses […]
Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I (Nasdaq: BWCAU) (the “Company”) announced today the closing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units, at a price to the public of $10.00 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $200,000,000. The Company’s units began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) on August 4, 2021, under the ticker symbol “BWCAU.” Each unit […]
People.ai, the premiere revenue operations and intelligence platform, today announced $100 million in Series D funding at a $1.1 billion post-money valuation, co-led by Mike Dinsdale of Akkadian Ventures and Abdulla AlBanna of Mubadala Capital, with participation from existing investors including ICONIQ Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The capital will support People.ai’s continued growth through investments in the company’s SmartData platform and its […]
Swvl Inc. (“Swvl” or the “Company”), a Dubai-based provider of transformative mass transit and shared mobility solutions, today announced that upon the completion of its proposed business combination with Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital (“Queen’s Gambit”) (NASDAQ: GMBT), the combined public company will appoint three highly experienced women and technology leaders to its Board of Directors: Victoria […]
