Pan-African lender to start investment-banking business following last year’s Iroko acquisition.

•  African telecoms tower operator wants acquisition funds for new and existing markets.
   
• Standard Bank and Standard Chartered are mandated to arrange the deals.
   
• Move comes shortly after the acquisition of 3,100 towers from India’s Bharti Airtel and the raising of US$630mn in equity.

African telecoms tower operator to acquire 3,100 towers from India’s Bharti Airtel.

Bourse receives permission from Capital Markets Authority to float shares on its own market.

• SEE Link will develop a single order-routing platform for Bulgarian Stock Exchange, Macedonian Stock Exchange and Zagreb Stock Exchange.
   
• Exchanges will provide €80,000 each to capitalise the business, while EBRD provides €540,000 grant.
   
• “We believe this project will increase the visibility of our markets.” – Ivan Steriev, Macedonian Stock Exchange CEO.

Property developer to list 25% of Emaar Malls Group on the Dubai Financial Market.

Georgian bank targets US$13-16 range ahead of London GDR offering.

 Actis has successfully divested its 6.5% stake in Egypt's Commercial International Bank.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund inks cooperation agreement with Bahrain’s state investment firm.

Real-estate investment trust is first capital-raising listing on one of Dubai’s exchanges in five years.

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