Day: July 15, 2024

Ittihad Successfully Completes $100 Million Tap Issue of Initial $350 Million Sukuk:

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ittihad is pleased to announce the successful completion of a $100 million tap issue of its $350 million sukuk, originally issued in November 2023. The sukuk, which carries a coupon interest rate of 9.75%, will mature in November 2028.

The tap issuance was placed at an issue price of 102.1, resulting in a yield of 9.0%. This yield reflects an improvement over the original terms.

The proceeds from this new issue will be utilized to refinance existing debt, thereby extending the company’s debt maturity profile and enhancing its financial flexibility.

The tap issue garnered strong interest from international investors, who accounted for 70% of the new issue (34.5% from the US Offshore accounts, 22% from the UK and 13.5% from Europe), with the remaining 30% from regional asset managers. This significant international participation underscores the growing confidence in Ittihad’s strong financial profile and enhances the diversification of its investor base, serving the company’s long-term strategic goals. The demand from investors is a testament to Ittihad’s enduring success story and its ability to attract and retain the confidence of regional and international investors. The company remains committed to its strategic objectives and will continue to pursue initiatives that strengthen its financial position and drive sustainable growth.

J.P. Morgan acted as sole lead manager and bookrunner on this transaction.

For further information, please contact:

Wasfi Al Tayara
Corporate Finance and Investor Relations Manager
+971 2 6581888
investor.relations@ittihadinvestment.ae

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About Ittihad
Ittihad is a privately owned business founded in 2008 and headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with investments in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. The Company exports products and services to over 50 countries worldwide. It has a talented team of more than 8,000 members from over 57 nationalities with sector-wide expertise and a commitment to operational excellence.

Since 2015, Ittihad has pursued a strategy of investing in businesses with leading domestic positions in the UAE and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as well as strong international export potential. The Company focuses on long-term investments, all structured for business-to-business (B2B) export and designed to capture the unique value proposition offered by the UAE and the region.

Ittihad is committed to powering wealth creation through assets that balance profitability with sustainability and generate positive outcomes for stakeholders, society, and the planet.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LS Retail, an Aptos Company has partnered with FreedomPay, the world’s largest independent payment gateway. This partnership enables retail and hospitality businesses that use LS Retail software to deliver simpler, faster payment experiences to their customers with minimum effort.

LS Retail: Supporting businesses around the world

Over 100,000+ retail, restaurant, pharmacy, forecourt, and hospitality businesses already rely on LS Retail software solutions to manage their entire operation. LS Central is LS Retail’s comprehensive retail management system that extends Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP with industry-specific functionality. The solution enables businesses to run back-office operations, sales, financials, inventory, eCommerce, customer loyalty, and more on a single platform. LS Pay is an Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) software solution that enables businesses using LS Central to have a choice when it comes to selecting a payment service provider (PSP) with out-of-the-box support for several PSPs in multiple regions.

FreedomPay: A leader of payment innovation

FreedomPay is a data-driven commerce platform delivering secure, seamless transactions across industries such as retail, food and beverage, and hospitality. The Next Level Commerce platform combines security, identity, payments, loyalty, and business intelligence into one solution, enabling businesses to offer a hyper-personalized purchasing experience for their customers while ensuring the highest level of safety and compliance across all channels.

Enhancing the payment experience together

Thanks to this new partnership, businesses running their operations on LS Retail software will be able to connect not only to FreedomPay, but also to any of the PSPs that leverage the white-labeled FreedomPay technology stack. The LS Pay-FreedomPay integration is available out-of-the-box to LS Central and LS Pay users. Included are advanced payment functionalities, including Point to Point Encryption (P2PE) capabilities and transaction analytics. Currently, the FreedomPay integration is available for PSPs in 75+ countries and continues to expand rapidly across the globe.

By taking advantage of the FreedomPay and LS Pay platforms, merchants can speed up and simplify the payment process across all channels, staying on the cutting edge of omnichannel payment technology without the need for a complex integration project.

“We are looking forward to a long-lasting partnership with FreedomPay,” says Petur Sigurdsson, Product Director of LS Pay at LS Retail. “Unified payments play a crucial role in delivering seamless experiences across all channels and our collaboration with FreedomPay underscores our commitment to providing businesses with the technology they need to stay ahead in a competitive landscape.”

“FreedomPay’s single unified platform brings industry-leading commerce innovation, security and global connectivity to merchants looking to take their businesses to the next level,” said Nate Ware, SVP Sales & Digital Development at FreedomPay. “Our partnership with LS Retail will enable merchants to offer best-in-class technology for a seamless commerce experience.”

About LS Retail, an Aptos Company

LS Retail, an Aptos Company is a world-leading developer and provider of unified software solutions for retail, hospitality, food service, and pharmacy businesses.

The LS Retail solutions unite ERP, Point of Sale, e-commerce, order and inventory management, CRM, advanced analytics and more, in just one platform. Every day, over 100,000 stores, restaurants, pharmacies, resorts, and other businesses in 157 countries run on LS Retail software. Learn more at www.lsretail.com.

 About FreedomPay

FreedomPay’s Next Level Commerce platform transforms existing payment systems and processes from legacy to leading edge and enables merchants to unleash the power of pay. As the premier choice for many of the largest companies across the globe in retail, hospitality, lodging, gaming, sports and entertainment, foodservice, education, healthcare and financial services, FreedomPay’s technology has been purposely built to deliver rock solid performance in the highly complex environment of global commerce.

The company maintains a world-class security environment and was one of the first payment solution providers in North America to be validated by the PCI Security Standards Council. FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity, and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile and are supported by rapid API adoption. The award winning FreedomPay Commerce Platform operates on a single, unified technology stack across multiple continents allowing enterprises to deliver an innovative Next Level experience on a global scale. www.freedompay.com

Jennifer Tayebi
Burson for FreedomPay
+1 734 395 0780
jennifer.tayebi@hillandknowlton.com

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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 July 2024 – Sahm Capital Financial Company (SCFC) has recently received from the public about an impersonation scam. Scammers initiate contact by displaying error messages and information on the FAKE WEBSITE you visit which claims to be affiliated with our company.

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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at the following email: (cs@sahmcapital.com) or via phone: (+966920007889)

Thank you for your attention and cooperation.

Sahm Capital Financial Company

Registered in Riyadh, Sahm Capital holds licenses (22251-25) from the Capital Market Authority (CMA) to conduct Dealing, Advising, and Custody services in KSA, making it the first international online brokerage firm to provide online brokerage services in KSA. The company is also a registered member of the Saudi Exchange, as well as its affiliates, the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa) and the Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa). For more information about Sahm, please visit: https://www.sahmcapital.com/

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