= FOCUS:Emaar Merger Signals Dubai Inc. Consolidation,M&A Wave (Zawya)

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)–The merger of Dubai’s Emaar Properties Emaar Properties PJSC (EMAAR.DFM) and three state-controlled property firms could prompt a wave of consolidation in the struggling emirate, analysts say.

Exec: Memory biz needs more consolidation (EE Times Asia)

The memory industry’s business model sector is broken, prompting the need for more rational behavior and consolidation in the industry, according to an executive at the Memcon technology event.

Emaar’s Merged Entity to Have $3.65 Billion in Debt (Update1) (Bloomberg)

June 28 (Bloomberg) — Emaar Properties PJSC , the Middle East’s largest real-estate developer, said the entity created by its merger with three state-controlled competitors will have 13.4 billion dirhams ($3.65 billion) in debt obligations. Emaar shares dropped the most since November.

Emaar downplays debt burden of Dubai property merger (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Dubai real estate giant Emaar Properties said on Sunday that the debt of the entity to be created through its merger with three other property developers will not exceed 3.64 billion dollars, seven percent of combined assets.