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Dubai-based Arqaam Capital Ltd. and Abu Dhabi’s The National Investor are weighing a possible merger, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The investment banks are in talks about a combination that would create an entity with an equity value of about $250 million, according to one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. Arqaam would have management control of the merged bank and its investors would hold about 40 percent, the person said.
Discussions are at an early stage and may not lead to a deal, the people said. Officials at Arqaam Capital didn’t respond to several requests for comment over the past two weeks. No one at The National Investor responded to requests for comment.
Arqaam was set up by former Barclays Capital banker Riad Meliti in 2007 to focus on investment banking in emerging markets.