• Qatari bank buys 12.5% shareholding in pan-African lender.
   
• Shares are sold by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, which took stake after Ecobank's takeover of Oceanic Bank.
   
• QNB is now the largest shareholder in Ecobank behind South Africa's Public Investment Corporation.

Kenyan telecoms company strikes deal with Airtel to buy Essar’s local business.

Polish insurance group plans to sell subordinated debt by the end of the year.

Indian entrepreneur secures US$800mn to acquire foreign exchange company.

Russian group exits North American assets in deals worth a combined US$2.3bn.

•  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.

Syndicated facility from 17 banks will help UAE-based telecoms company finance acquisition of Maroc Telecom.

AED650mn deal could see Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank gain 110,000 new customers.

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