Abu Dhabi wealth fund L’imad Holding is offering to buy out minority shareholders in the city’s port operator valuing the firm at 31. 8 billion dirhams ($8. 66 billion), potentially bolstering the emirate’s efforts to build out infrastructure that could help it bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/uae-s-l-imad-offers-to-delist-ad-ports-at-8-66-billion-value)