In boardrooms from New York to Zurich, the conversation has shifted from tech unicorns to T20 fireworks. The gravitational pull? The Indian Premier League. What began as a high-octane cricket spectacle has matured into a serious financial heavyweight. The IPL’s enterprise value has climbed to an estimated $18.5 billion, placing it among the most valuable …

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Dubai’s proptech scene just clocked another milestone. Homegrown digital real estate platform Stake has secured $31 million in a Series B round, pushing its total capital raised to $58 million and sharpening its ambitions well beyond the UAE. The latest round was led by Emirates NBD, with backing from heavyweight investors including Mubadala Investment Company, …

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Caution crept across Middle Eastern trading floors on Tuesday, as investors weighed the optics of diplomacy in Europe against military manoeuvres in one of the world’s most sensitive waterways. In Saudi Arabia, the main index at the Saudi Stock Exchange slid 0.9%, reflecting a mood that was more guarded than panicked. Banking heavyweight Al Rajhi …

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Kuwait’s supermarket chain Trolley didn’t just test investor appetite — it filled the cart to the brim. The company’s market debut drew a staggering $2.87 billion in demand, prompting an increase in the size of the offering before the books even cooled. What began as a 30% stake sale was expanded to 35%, lifting the …

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Saudi Arabia’s Power Tower Company is preparing to step into the public markets, unveiling plans for an initial public offering and a listing on the main market of Saudi Exchange (Tadawul). The move signals a new chapter for the company, known for its work in power transmission networks, substations, and renewable energy infrastructure—sectors that sit …

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Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company has placed a calculated bet on Egypt’s fast-scaling grocery disruptor Breadfast, joining a $50 million pre-Series C funding round that signals bigger ambitions ahead. The Cairo-based startup, which began life in 2017 delivering fresh loaves to doorsteps, has since reinvented itself as a multi-service digital marketplace. Today, Breadfast’s …

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