International law firm CMS has advised Oman Broadband Company, wholly owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, on a major new financing deal using a hybrid facility (with conventional and Shariah-compliant tranches) and involving a group of Omani banks, five conventional and three Islamic institutions. The deal is worth OMR 171m (USD 445m). […]
Banque Misr established the first REIT in Egypt, Egyptian Real Estate Fund (I) (Fund), that aims at investing in income generating portfolio of commercial real estate such as shopping malls, office buildings, medical and educational
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United Arab Emirates
Hassana to invest USD2.4b in DP World’s flagship UAE assets
International law firm Clifford Chance has advised DP World, a global infrastructure-led supply chain solutions provider, on the USD2.4 billion investment in three of its flagship UAE assets by Saudi Arabia-based Hassana Investment Company, the
CMS advised Oman Broadband Company on a major new financing deal using a hybrid facility in a deal worth USD 445 million. . Mandated by the Government to build and develop a broadband structure to address low
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Egypt
Shalakany advises the Lenders of the Amunet Wind Project
Shalakany has acted as local counsel to several foreign and local financial institutions (including, among others, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Commercial International Bank (
Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (“AS&H”) in co-operation with Clifford Chance has advised Al Rajhi Capital as sole arranger and lead manager in relation to the establishment of the SAR 10 billion Al Rajhi
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United Arab Emirates
DIB lists $750 mln inaugural sustainable Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai
Tuesday 06/12/2022 marks the day Dubai Islamic Bank (“DIB”) rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of its inaugural sustainable Sukuk with a value of USD 750 million on Nasdaq Dubai. The Sukuk is the
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Ahli United Bank acquires Citi’s Bahrain consumer banking business
Baker McKenzie has advised Bahrain-based Ahli United Bank (“AUB”) on its acquisition of Citi’s consumer banking business in Bahrain. The transaction, which signed earlier this year and received regulatory approval from the Central Bank
Fintech startup Blnk has raised USD23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and USD8.3 million in securitized bond issuance to accelerate financial inclusion within underserved communities across the country. The funds will support further development
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Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum expands its services to Abu
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum leverages its oversubscribed USD 90m Series B to expand internationally into Abu Dhabi’s high-growth crypto-hub. The bank “has received an in-principle approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market’
