Clifford Chance, an international law firm, provided legal advice to Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), a prominent conglomerate in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, on the issuance of a US$500 million green sukuk. Majid Al Futtaim, founded in Dubai in 1992, has evolved into a diverse lifestyle conglomerate operating in 16 countries, employing 46,000 individuals […]
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Services
United Arab Emirates
Dentons on US$500M Trust Certificates Issuance by MAF Sukuk
Dentons provided legal counsel to the managers in a successful issuance of US$500 million Trust Certificates by MAF Sukuk, an SPV incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The transaction was completed on June 1, 2023, with Citigroup, HSBC,
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Capital Markets
Egypt
AUR Leasing & Factoring closes EGP1.124B securitized transaction
Dreny & Partners has acted as legal counsel on the successful closure of AUR Leasing & Factoring securitized transaction, valued at EGP 1.124 billion. This transaction is part of a comprehensive 3-year multi-issuance program with
Ashraf Abdelhamid (pictured) has been promoted to CEO, Group Legal at the esteemed National Bank of Egypt (NBE). With his new role, Abdelhamid assumes leadership of the legal function within NBE in Egypt and on
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Deal & transactions
United Arab Emirates
Standard Bank and DP World to boost trade finance in
Under the legal guidance of Olivier Schwartz, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel at DP World, and Karim El Tantawi, Head of Legal at DP World Trade Finance, supply chain solutions tycoon, DP World has
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Energy & Trading
Saudi Arabia
Allen & Overy on NEOM’s USD8.4B Green Hydrogen Project financing
Allen & Overy has advised the credit providers on the financing of the groundbreaking NEOM Green Hydrogen Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest commercial-scale green hydrogen production facility to reach
Global law firm White & Case and The Law Office of Megren M. Al-Shaalan (LOMAS), has provided legal counsel to Banque Saudi Fransi and Bank Albilad, two leading Saudi banks, on their SAR1.8 billion Islamic
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Energy & Trading
Saudi Arabia
White & Case: NEOM Green Hydrogen Project USD8.4B financing
Global law firm White & Case and The Law Office of Megren M. Al-Shaalan have provided legal counsel to NEOM Green Hydrogen Company in the successful closing of the groundbreaking NEOM Green Hydrogen Project. The
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Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
Aldar issues $500M Green Sukuk with Clifford Chance’s Counsel
Clifford Chance has provided legal counsel to the Joint Lead Managers with a team comprised of partner and head of Middle East capital markets, Stuart Ure (Dubai), Julian Walley (senior associate, Dubai), Shauaib Mirza (
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United Arab Emirates
Mubadala Capital buys majority stake in Fortress Investment Group
With the legal guidance of a cross-border team from Shearman & Sterling, Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company’s asset management subsidiary, Mubadala Capital, and Fortress Investment Group have announced their definitive agreements to acquire a 90.01%
