Public Markets

SpaceX files confidentially for record IPO, with Gulf sovereign investors now on the cap table through xAI merger

Apr 2, 2026

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SpaceX files confidentially for record IPO, with Gulf sovereign investors now on the cap table through xAI merger

If it goes ahead at anything close to that scale, it would surpass Saudi Aramco's $29 billion IPO in 2019 as the largest public offering in history.

Jamie Lane

Foodtech

Travis Kalanick folds CloudKitchens into new robotics company Atoms, raising questions over shelved Middle East IPO

Mar 23, 2026

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Travis Kalanick folds CloudKitchens into new robotics company Atoms, raising questions over shelved Middle East IPO

The announcement ends eight years of stealth during which thousands of Atoms employees were reportedly not permitted to publicly name their employer.

Jamie Lane

Public Markets

Talabat proposes share buyback after stock drops more than 50% from IPO price

Mar 17, 2026

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Talabat proposes share buyback after stock drops more than 50% from IPO price

The buyback, subject to shareholder approval at the company's annual general meeting on April 13, would be executed over up to two years through open-market transactions on the DFM.

Jamie Lane

Public Markets

Bosta lines up Egypt's first tech logistics IPO in a deal worth up to $170 million

Feb 27, 2026

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Bosta lines up Egypt's first tech logistics IPO in a deal worth up to $170 million

The Cairo-based delivery startup is preparing to float 20% to 30% of its shares on the Egyptian Exchange by the end of 2026, with EFG Hermes managing an offering that would raise roughly $170 million and mark the EGX's first listed parcel-delivery company.

Jamie Lane