Acquisitions in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

IVI RMA Global has completed the acquisition of ART Fertility Clinics, a leading reproductive medicine group with operations in the United Arab Emirates and plans to expand into Saudi Arabia, establishing the Middle East as IVI RMA's fifth operating region. ART Fertility—led by CEO Suresh Soni and Medical Director Dr. Human M. Fatemi—brings more than 300 employees, strong R&D capabilities and industry-leading pregnancy success rates to IVI RMA's global fertility platform.

OCI Global completed the sale of its entire 50% plus one share stake in Fertiglobe to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for a purchase price of USD 3.62 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Following closing, ADNOC increased its ownership in Fertiglobe to 86.2%, with 13.8% remaining as free float on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

UK-headquartered training provider 3t, backed by private equity firm Bluewater, has acquired GTSC—the largest energy training business in the Middle East—from Al Mansoori Specialized Engineering. The add-on acquisition brings over 100 GTSC employees and purpose-built training facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt into 3t, strengthening its regional presence and training capabilities for safety-critical energy sectors.

VersiFi has acquired Ather Digital to integrate Ather's direct market access, algorithmic trading and smart order routing technology into VersiFi's digital asset trading and lending platform. Ather — spun out of Manifold Capital Partners in 2022 — brings its Abu Dhabi development team and office to VersiFi; Manifold and other investors become minority shareholders in VersiFi and Ather's founder Sidharth Sankhe joins VersiFi leadership.