Mideast Money

A $12 Billion IPO Hotspot Is Losing Some of Its Sheen

Skyscrapers on the Dubai city skyline.

Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg
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This week, top global law firms are cashing in on the Gulf’s deal-making boom, three Middle Eastern royal families are among the world’s richest, and Dubai stocks are on a tear. But first, it’s over to Laura Gardner Cuesta, for insights into why the IPO boom in the region is losing some of its sheen.