emeafinance News - April 2010
Greek tragedy could hit South Eastern Europe
Regional banks should prepare for the worst, warns analyst.
New EEMEA head at Linklaters
Law firm appoints Sandeep Katwala as regional managing partner.
Oman buys share of insurance fund
The Oman Investment Fund buys into Vietnam’s Petrovietnam Insurance.
PZU stages Europe's largest post-crisis IPO
Polish insurer worth US$9.1bn following Warsaw float.
Pinsent Masons appoints first Islamic finance chief
Sinclair to develop firm’s new service.
Jefferies adds to emerging markets team
Fox chosen to lead European fixed-income operations.
Emerging Europe braced for slow recovery
World Bank warns that region faces tough times in coming years.
Dubai World's restructuring boost for UAE banks
Report is positive for banks but warns of other burdens.
Troika Dialog names new equity sales head
Will Hammond quits Deutsche Bank to join Russian group.
Actis leads US$100mn African real estate consortium
Three investors agree to build Lagos shopping mall.
Add-on deals drop for private equity
Lack of funding and mismatched valuations see Europe’s dealmakers struggle.
Metmar makes Zimbabwe Alloys Chrome move
Commodities trader expands chrome activities to Zimbabwe.
Olivetree unveils new appointments
Former Citi and Credit Suisse trading heads join equities broker.
Nedbank and RBS join forces in equities research
Banks will co-brand research as part of new collaboration.
Fresh concerns over Greece see yields sky rocket
Sovereign debt crisis “is still with us”, warns analyst.
Russia readies eurobond issue
Government’s return to the market will be Q2’s sovereign debt highlight.
Middle East equity derivatives use to increase
Survey suggests 2010 could be a boom year for the region's market.
Middle East M&A doubles while private equity plummets
UAE leads the way in volume, but Kuwait sees highest total deal value.
New Islamic finance trade body for UK
UK Islamic Finance Secretariat will represent industry at home and overseas.
Bharti Airtel heads to Africa with Zain
Indian telecoms group seals US$11bn takeover to become world’s fifth largest wireless company.
