The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) announced April 12 that Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ), one of Abu Dhabi's sovereign funds, has invested about 28.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.8 billion) to acquire shares of five major publicly traded Egyptian companies.
The five companies that were previously state-owned are e-payment platform Fawry, state-owned Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company, Abu Qir Fertilizers, the Commercial International Bank and Misr Fertilizers Production Company.