Deals
Arabtec in Talks to Purchase Large European Company, Chief Says
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Arabtec Holding Co., the United Arab Emirates’s biggest listed construction company, is in talks to buy a large European company and may tap the bond market to pay for the deal, Chief Executive Officer Hasan Ismaik said.
Arabtec may announce a transaction in the second half, the CEO said in an interview at the Cityscape Abu Dhabi conference today. The contractor is trying to purchase companies with international operations to help it carry out projects with high returns, Ismaik said week.