Under the leadership of Brooke Lindsay (pictured), Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Emirates Telecommunications Group Company “e&” (formerly Etisalat Group) has recently finalized a binding agreement with PPF Group (“PPF”) to acquire a controlling stake of 50% + 1 economic share in PPF Telecom’s assets across Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia. The comprehensive PPF […]
Capital Markets
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Dreny & Partners in first-ever Club Memberships Securitization in Egypt
Dreny & Partners has successfully advised Arab Company for Projects and Urban Development (ACPUD), an affiliate of Talaat Moustafa Group Holding, on the groundbreaking securitization backed by a portfolio of club membership fees worth EGP 410.8
Capital Markets
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Clyde & Co on Simpson Spence Young’s acquisition of F3
Clyde & Co has provided legal counsel to Simpson Spence Young (SSY), a prominent independent shipbroker, on its recent acquisition of F3 Offshore Group, the offshore specialist shipbroker with offices in Hamburg and Dubai. Following
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Egypt
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
ALC advises on EGP 472.5 Million PHD-EFG Hermes Bond Deal
Palm Hills Developments (PHD), a prominent real estate developer in Egypt, and EFG Hermes, the investment bank franchise in Frontier and Emerging Markets (FEM), have successfully closed a groundbreaking EGP 472.5 million securitized bond issuance.
International law firm Cleary Gottlieb served as counsel to the Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq and Basra Oil Company (BOC) in a landmark acquisition of a 30% interest in the Gas Growth Integrated
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Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
Saudi Arabia
Horizon Participation acquires into Deqh Laboratory Company
Meysan Partners’ Riyadh office advised Horizon Participation Holding, a Kuwaiti group subsidiary (“Horizon”), on acquiring a minority stake in Deqh Laboratory Company in Saudi Arabia. The acquisition will follow a scheme of arrangement under the
Capital Markets
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
Dentons on Sobha Realty’s debut $300M trust certificate issuance
Global law firm Dentons has advised Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD Capital, Mashreqbank, and Sharjah Islamic Bank, acting as Joint Lead Managers in the successful debut issuance of US$300 million Trust Certificates
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Egypt
Contact Holding completes issuance of EGP1.89b securitized bond
Alieldean Weshahi & Partners – ALC has acted as legal counsel to Contact Financial Holding on the successful conclusion of its 41st issuance of trade receivables bonds, valued at EGP 859.1 billion, for its consumer finance portfolio
Capital Markets
Egypt
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Saint-Gobain Expands Construction Chemicals Presence in Egypt
Barakat Maher & Partners in association with Clyde & Co have provided legal counsel to Saint-Gobain on its complete acquisition of United Paints and Chemicals, known as Drymix, a leading manufacturer of ready-mix mortars serving
Capital Markets
Egypt
Energy & Trading
Zulficar & Partners with TAQA Arabia on its Egyptian Exchange
Zulficar & Partners Law Firm has acted as the legal advisor to Taqa Arabia (the “Company”) in the listing and trading of the Egyptian Exchange- EGX. The Company is one of Egypt’s privately- owned
