M&A
BlueFive Capital / Gulf Cobla
BlueFive Capital is a global investment platform headquartered in Abu Dhabi Global Market. Gulf Cobla, established in 1977, is a UAE dredging and land reclamation company working on marine infrastructure across the Middle East and South Asia, with project experience including Jebel Ali Port, Aqaba New Port and the airport at Malé. Advanced Dynamics Investments is an affiliate of Saudi Binladin Group. Dutco Group, whose origins are in 1947, holds interests in engineering and construction, dredging, hospitality, logistics and real estate.
BlueFive Capital announced on 2 July 2026 that it had agreed to acquire a 70% shareholding in Gulf Cobla LLC: the entire 49% held by Advanced Dynamics Investments, together with a further 21% from Dutco Group, which retains 30%.
- Status
- Announced 2 July 2026
M&A
NTT Data Group / Zero & One Holding
NTT DATA is a global business and technology services group, with capabilities across cloud, applications, data and AI. Zero & One is a Dubai cloud consultancy founded in 2017, specialising in cloud-native services, application modernisation and data analytics. The consultancy holds nine AWS competencies, including generative AI.
NTT Data Group acquired Zero & One Holding Limited, the holding company of the Zero & One group, announced on 10 February 2026. GLA & Company advised the majority of the sellers.
- Status
- Announced February 2026
M&A
GFH Partners / Devmark Real Estate Brokers
Headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre, GFH Partners is the global real estate investment arm of GFH Financial Group. Devmark, founded in 2018, advises developers on project positioning, marketing and sales, and its founders continue to lead the business.
GFH Partners acquired a majority stake in Devmark Real Estate Brokers, announced on 25 November 2025. Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle advised GFH Partners.
- Status
- Announced November 2025
M&A
Gradiant / Advanced Watertek
Gradiant grew from a business with its origins at MIT into an international provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions. Its technologies support water treatment and reuse in industries including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and mining. Advanced Watertek, headquartered in Dubai, manufactures membrane-based water and wastewater treatment systems and has installations in more than 50 countries.
Gradiant acquired Advanced Watertek, announced on 8 February 2023. The acquisition was announced as extending Gradiant's manufacturing capability and its growth in the Middle East.
- Status
- Announced February 2023
M&A
Marex Group plc / Aarna Capital
Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified financial services business whose activities include clearing, agency execution, market making and hedging. Aarna Capital Limited is a multi-asset brokerage in Abu Dhabi Global Market, covering energy, metals and financial markets.
Marex completed the acquisition of Aarna Capital on 2 April 2025, extending its institutional clearing franchise into Abu Dhabi Global Market.
- Status
- Completion announced April 2025
M&A
Egis Group / Omrania
Egis Group is an international architecture and engineering group, supporting transport, infrastructure and buildings from design through to operation. Omrania has more than five decades of architectural and engineering experience in Saudi Arabia, and its work includes the Kingdom Centre and the PIF Tower in Riyadh.
Egis Group completed the acquisition of Omrania in November 2023, bringing the Omrania practice into the group.
- Status
- Completed November 2023
M&A
Lagardere Travel Retail, acquisition of HWH Hospitality, Dubai International Airport
Lagardere Travel Retail operates food and beverage concessions in airports. Creative Table Holdings Ltd, operating as HWH Hospitality Investments, had a portfolio of 13 restaurants at Dubai International Airport at the time of the 2022 announcement.
Lagardere Travel Retail agreed to acquire an 80% controlling interest in Creative Table Holdings Ltd, announced on 18 February 2022, and acquired the 80% interest in April 2022.
- Status
- Completed April 2022
M&A
Brookfield Asset Management / Oman Tower Company
Brookfield Asset Management is an alternative investment manager. Oman Tower Company provides the tower infrastructure that supports telecommunications networks across Oman.
Brookfield Asset Management acquired a majority stake in Oman Tower Company, reported on 2 July 2025.
- Status
- Announced 2025
M&A
Gulf Islamic Investments, acquisition of Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank
Gulf Islamic Investments invests across private equity, real estate and venture capital. Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank was an ADGM Category 1 digital bank established by Mubadala Investment Company, the sovereign investor whose shareholder is the Government of Abu Dhabi and which holds a diverse portfolio in the UAE and internationally.
Gulf Islamic Investments acquired 100% of Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank, announced in June 2022. No consideration was published.
- Consideration
- Undisclosed
- Status
- Announced June 2022
M&A
UEM Edgenta / Kaizen Group
UEM Edgenta Berhad (Bursa Malaysia: EDGENTA) provides asset management and infrastructure solutions. The two Kaizen businesses provide property management in the UAE.
Edgenta International Investments, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of UEM Edgenta Berhad, acquired 60% of the two businesses for AED 43.2 million. The filing was reported on 4 December 2023 and completion followed in February 2024, as recorded on page 26 of UEM Edgenta's 2024 integrated annual report.
- Consideration
- AED 43.2 million
- Status
- Completed February 2024
M&A
Arzan Investment Management / Fairmont The Palm
Arzan Investment Management is an alternative investment manager, investing in, developing and managing real estate and providing capital solutions for real estate and credit. It runs institutional real estate platforms in the GCC under a broader mandate across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the United States, and is part of Arzan Financial Group (Boursa Kuwait: ARZAN) through Arzan Capital, a DIFC holding company. IFA Hotels & Resorts develops mixed-use hotel and residential resort projects and provides luxury leisure services. Fairmont The Palm is a five-star hotel on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah.
An Arzan Investment Management investment vehicle agreed to acquire the owner of Fairmont The Palm from IFA Hotels & Resorts, with an announced value of USD 325 million in January 2025. International Financial Advisors Holding reported completion to the Dubai Financial Market on 2 April 2025, noting that share-transfer formalities would follow.
- Announced transaction value (January 2025)
- USD 325 million
- Status
- Completed 2025
M&A
SEDCO Capital REIT Fund / Dubai school complex
SEDCO Capital REIT Fund is a Shariah-compliant real estate investment trust listed on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), investing in income-generating property and managed by the Saudi Economic and Development Securities Company (SEDCO Capital). The asset is a purpose-built educational complex in Dubai, let to a single education operator under a 21-year lease.
The fund acquired the complex in May 2025 for AED 158 million before acquisition-related fees.
- Consideration, excluding acquisition-related fees
- AED 158 million
- Status
- Completed May 2025
M&A
e& enterprise, acquisition of Beehive
e& enterprise is the digital transformation subsidiary of Emirates Telecommunications Group (ADX: EAND). Beehive is a regulated peer-to-peer finance platform that connects small and medium enterprises with funding.
e& enterprise acquired a 63.3% majority stake in Beehive for USD 23.6 million. The stake and the consideration were disclosed in a mandatory filing to the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, and completion was announced on 1 August 2023.
- Consideration
- USD 23.6 million
- Status
- Completion announced August 2023
Shareholder & ESOP
Tamer Group / Mumzworld
Tamer Group is a family-run healthcare and wellness group founded in 1922, serving Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East and North Africa through the distribution and manufacture of medical, pharmaceutical and nutrition products and services. Mumzworld is a mother, baby and child e-commerce platform.
Tamer Group acquired a majority stake in Mumzworld, announced in 2021. No consideration was published.
- Consideration
- Undisclosed
- Status
- Announced 2021
More detail
Titanium's support for the distribution of exit proceeds to the selling shareholders is described in Law Middle East, 17 October 2025.
Source: Law Middle East, 17 October 2025
Private Capital
Zension Technologies, Series A
Zension Technologies provides device protection, extended warranty, subscription and buy-back services for consumer electronics in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which extend the period a device stays in use. Wa'ed Ventures is an Aramco-backed venture capital company established in 2013, investing in technology companies with a focus on the Kingdom. Sumitomo Corporation is an integrated trading and business investment company. Global Ventures is a UAE-based venture capital firm investing in growth-stage technology companies across the Middle East, Africa and beyond.
Zension raised a USD 30 million Series A announced in January 2025, led by Wa'ed Ventures with Sumitomo Corporation and Global Ventures participating.
- Round total
- USD 30 million
- Status
- Announced January 2025
More detail
Sumitomo's own contribution was not disclosed. Its announcement describes the expertise in telecommunications and distribution that it brings to the investment.
Private Capital
Stake Holdings, Series A
Stake Properties Limited operates a DFSA-regulated platform for fractional investment in UAE real estate. Middle East Venture Partners provides early-stage and growth-stage funding to technology businesses in the region. Wa'ed Ventures is an Aramco-backed venture capital company established in 2013. Mubadala Investment Company is a sovereign investor whose shareholder is the Government of Abu Dhabi. Republic is a private-market investment platform through which investors may back startups.
Stake raised a USD 14 million Series A announced in June 2024, led by Middle East Venture Partners, with Wa'ed Ventures, Mubadala Investment Company and Republic participating.
- Round total
- USD 14 million
- Status
- Announced June 2024
Private Capital
The Giving Movement - Series A / Knuru Capital
The Giving Movement is a UAE-founded direct-to-consumer fashion and athleisure brand. Knuru Capital brings together entrepreneurs, investors and operators in an investment business spanning venture capital, private credit and real assets.
Knuru Capital led a USD 15 million Series A into The Giving Movement, announced in March 2022 and recorded in Knuru Capital's own newsroom.
- Round total
- USD 15 million
- Status
- Announced March 2022
Private Capital
e& enterprise / Bespin Global
e& enterprise is the digital transformation arm of Emirates Telecommunications Group (ADX: EAND). Bespin Global provides managed cloud and professional services, with expertise in cloud migration and operations, cloud-native application development, optimisation and billing.
e& enterprise announced an agreement in December 2022 to invest USD 60 million in Bespin Global and to establish the Bespin Global MEA joint venture, held on a 65/35 basis and covering the Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Pakistan.
- Announced investment
- USD 60 million
- Status
- Announced December 2022
