AFG Holding, advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher (France), has acquired a controlling stake in Access Microfinance Holding (AccessHolding) and indirectly its African subsidiaries, advised by Dentons (Germany). The former investor group behind AccessHolding included BII, EIB, IFC, KfW, two responsability-managed funds, Omidyar-Tufts Active Citizen Trust, and Triodos Investment Management (through Triodos Fair Share Fund […]
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a consortium of six banks on the cross-border project financing of the UAE’s new 1,500-megawatt-ac Al Ajban Solar Photovoltaic IPP plant in Abu Dhabi. The project was awarded to
Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law advised Aman Holding on a securitization issuance with a remarkable amount of EGP 1,297,200,000. CI Capital Holding acted as the sole lead-arranger and underwriter of the issuance, while Banque Misr acted
Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie Cairo office, acted as legal counsel to Banque Misr and Commercial International Bank Egypt (“CIB”) as lenders in connection with a real estate financing to Sixth of October Development
White & Case and GKC Partners have advised Kalyon Enerji Yatırımları on a €249 million (US$272 million) UK Export Finance (UKEF)-supported facility arranged by Standard Chartered Bank to finance the construction of solar
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Connect Money, an Egyptian fintech startup, in connection with the regulatory aspect of the approval request with the Central Bank of Egypt (“CBE”), providing regulatory
Clifford Chance has advised The Republic of Rwanda in its capacity as borrower in relation to a €200,000,000 sustainable commercial loan financing from JP Morgan which benefits from partial credit guarantee support from the African Development
Trowers & Hamlins advised the UK branch of Bahrain-headquartered Ahli United Bank (AUBUK) on its conversion from a conventional bank to a fully compliant Islamic bank, with the conversion being the first of its kind
Simmons & Simmons advised Al Rayan Investment, Lesha Bank, and The First Investor Q.S.C.C., in their capacities as Joint Lead Managers on the successful issuance of QAR 500,000,000 in trust certificates by Estithmar
Clifford Chance advised Beko, a provider of sustainable home appliances in Europe, in connection with its debut syndicated corporate financing. Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a syndicate of 14 banks on the corporate facility. About the
