The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Developer Emaar Properties has completed its merger with retail arm, Emaar Malls, in a deal that delists the mall operator, the Emirati multinational announced Nov. 22.
Emaar Properties’ shareholders greenlit the move last month at a general meeting, Arabian Business reported. The deal entails that the transfer of Emaar Malls’ assets and liabilities to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emaar Properties, which will result in the latter’s share capital reaching $2.2 billion.
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