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Fairfax Financial Holdings plans to sell its stake in IIFL Finance and use the proceeds to help finance its proposed acquisition of IDBI Bank. After the acquisition, Fairfax intends to merge CSB Bank with IDBI Bank to consolidate its lending operations.
3:04 PMEconomic Times
Amazon has agreed to sell its Middle East and North Africa payments operations to Saudi Arabia-based PayTabs for $100 million.
9:44 AMFinextraAngola plans to raise up to 208.5 billion kwanzas, or about $228 million, by selling a 34% stake in Standard Bank de Angola previously held by a jailed former insurance tycoon.
6:58 AMBloomberg MarketsSummary
Fairfax Financial Holdings plans to sell its stake in IIFL Finance and use the proceeds to help finance its proposed acquisition of IDBI Bank. After the acquisition, Fairfax intends to merge CSB Bank with IDBI Bank to consolidate its lending operations.
Fairfax is repositioning its Indian financial-services portfolio around a larger banking platform, funding the IDBI
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The transaction could reshape Fairfax's Indian banking footprint while accelerating consolidation across its financial-services holdings.
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Amazon has agreed to sell its Middle East and North Africa payments operations to Saudi Arabia-based PayTabs for $100 million.
The deal transfers Amazon's regional payments infrastructure and merchant relationships to a local fintech operator.
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A major global platform is handing regional payments assets to a Saudi challenger, reshaping competition in MENA.
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Angola plans to raise up to 208.5 billion kwanzas, or about $228 million, by selling a 34% stake in Standard Bank de Angola previously held by a jailed former insurance tycoon.
The sale would convert a confiscated minority holding into cash while reshaping ownership of one
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Angola is using a high-value bank stake to raise funds and advance its broader asset-recovery and privatization agenda.
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is discussing potential investments in major refining companies in Thailand and Africa, including Dangote Refinery, as it seeks outlets for its crude and expands fuel trading.
5:36 AMBloomberg Markets
HEG shares opened nearly 64% lower after the company’s demerger, which separated its graphite electrodes business from its advanced materials, battery solutions and green power operations. The price change reflects an adjustment for the distribution of the new HEG Graphite entity, rather than an equivalent loss in shareholder value.
1:57 AMEconomic TimesBC Partners could gain substantial tax-offsetting capacity if it wins the auction for LIV Golf. The deal would give the buyer access to losses that may reduce taxable income from future operations or transactions.
12:00 AMFinancial TimesSummary
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is discussing potential investments in major refining companies in Thailand and Africa, including Dangote Refinery, as it seeks outlets for its crude and expands fuel trading.
Adnoc is pursuing deeper control of the downstream chain, linking crude supply to refining capacity
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The discussions show how Gulf oil producers are using acquisitions to protect demand for crude as refining and fuel markets become more competitive.
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HEG shares opened nearly 64% lower after the company’s demerger, which separated its graphite electrodes business from its advanced materials, battery solutions and green power operations. The price change reflects an adjustment for the distribution of the new HEG Graphite entity, rather than an equivalent loss in shareholder value.
The decisive shift is structural, not operational: investors now hold exposure to two separately listed
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The 64% drop is a mechanical price adjustment, so the real test is the combined market value and future performance of the two demerged companies.
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BC Partners could gain substantial tax-offsetting capacity if it wins the auction for LIV Golf. The deal would give the buyer access to losses that may reduce taxable income from future operations or transactions.
The tax attributes may be as valuable as LIV Golf's sporting assets in determining the
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Tax losses are becoming a strategic asset that can reshape valuations and bidding dynamics in sports acquisitions.
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