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Saudi Arabia Seeks New IPOs to Attract Foreign Investors

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Christine Burke |Joumanna Bercetche

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Saudi Arabia Seeks New IPOs to Attract Foreign Investors

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Christine Burke |Joumanna Bercetche

Saudi Exchange CEO Mohammed Al-Rumaih on May 29. (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia aims to increase potential public offerings as it seeks to diversify its economy away from oil and develop its financial sector. “We are doing almost 30% from last year,” said Mohammed Al-Rumaih, chief executive officer of the Saudi stock exchange in an interview with Bloomberg Television, referring to the increase in numbers.
Middle East Funding Gaps Risk Delaying Startups’ IPO Ambitions

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Christine Burke

Startups in the Middle East are at risk of losing momentum and facing a longer path to public listings due to a lack of funding for firms trying to scale, according to Noor Sweid, founder of venture capital firm Global Ventures. “There is a massive funding gap in the Series B stage,” Sweid said in an interview on the sidelines of the Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit in Riyadh.
Middle East Funding Gaps Risk Delaying Startups’ IPO Ambitions

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Christine Burke

Noor Sweid(Bloomberg) -- Startups in the Middle East are at risk of losing momentum and facing a longer path to public listings due to a lack of funding for firms trying to scale, according to Noor Sweid, founder of venture capital firm Global Ventures. “There is a massive funding gap in the Series B stage,” Sweid said in an interview on the sidelines of the Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia’s PIF to Shun Swiss Markets After Credit Suisse

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Adveith Nair |Christine Burke

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Saudi Arabia’s PIF to Shun Swiss Financial Markets After Credit Suisse

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Adveith Nair |Christine Burke

Yasir Al Rumayyan(Bloomberg) -- Two years after it was left nursing losses from the rapid collapse of Credit Suisse, the head of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund said it will no longer invest in Switzerland’s financial markets. Middle Eastern investors were hit particularly hard by Switzerland’s abrupt decision to bypass investor votes when UBS Group AG took over Credit Suisse in a government-backed rescue at a steep discount.
Saudi PIF Opens Paris Office, Aims to Double Europe Investments

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Christine Burke

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Lucid Would Welcome Saudi Tariffs to Support Carmaking Ambitions

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Christine Burke

A Lucid Air EV in the US. (Bloomberg) -- Saudi-backed electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group Inc. said the kingdom should consider tariffs on foreign cars to boost domestic auto manufacturing and cut reliance on imports. Not doing so would “run the risk that you kill the industry in its infancy,” Interim Chief Executive Officer Marc Winterhoff said in an interview on the sidelines of the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh.
VC Firm Backed by Golub Family Office Starts Mideast-US AI Fund

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Christine Burke

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Golub-Backed Saudi Firm Starts AI Fund to Drive US-Mideast Ties

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Christine Burke

(Bloomberg) -- A Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm that’s backed by the family office of US billionaire Lawrence Golub is launching a $50 million fund to invest in artificial intelligence startups across the Middle East and the San Francisco Bay Area. Wyld VC plans to focus on early-stage companies, with a view toward driving deeper ties between Gulf nations and the US that can help accelerate AI development, according to founder Tala Hasan Al Jabri.