Clyde & Co advised Rethink Education on its investment in Aanaab, a Saudi Arabia-based education technology (edtech) company. Clyde & Co team Partner Chadi Salloum (pictured) led Clyde & Co corporate team, supported by legal director Krishen Patel, senior associate Abdulaziz Alharthy and associate Sara Magdy. Rethink Education Based in New York, Rethink Education is an impact venture capital firm focused […]
ASAR acted as Kuwait law counsel to National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) regarding a landmark issuance of green notes by a Kuwait based financial institution. The issuance comprised US$500,000,000 fixed to floating rate green notes
Asafo & Co advised Blue Peak Private Capital (BluePeak), an alternative asset management firm supporting the growth of scalable businesses in Africa, and Swedfund, the Swedish Development Finance Institution, which recently announced their USD 25 million
Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners acted as Egyptian local counsel to Telecom Egypt, the country’s full-service telecom operator, on a USD 200 million loan granted by Banque Misr UAE as lender, mandated lead arranger, and
Clifford Chance advised AI Dur Power and Water Company and project sponsors including Engie, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), Kyushu Electric Power Company (Kyuden), and Social Investment Organization (SIO) on the US$1.20 billion refinancing of the
Latham & Watkins advised on Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) US$2.42 billion refinancing of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant project. The Barakah Plant refinancing is the first nuclear project in the MENA region and Asia
Dentons advised the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on the issuance of US$2 billion trust certificates under its US$25 billion trust certificate issuance programme. Dentons acted as an advisor for the IsDB on the issuance of
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Property Finder’s financing from Francisco Partners
White & Case has advised Property Finder, a Dubai-based real estate platform that operates primarily in the UAE and has recently expanded into Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, on its US$90 million in
Dentons advised Kuwait International Bank on its US§300 million Tier 1 capital sukuk issuance, with local international banks acting as joint lead managers and bookrunners for the transaction. The Tier 1 capital sukuk was issued by KIB
Simmons & Simmons advised Aditum Investment Management, a DFSA regulated asset management firm, on the launch of the first operational fund platform based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Its launching follows recent reforms
