Valu, a buy-now-pay-later (“BNPL”) lifestyle enabling fintech platform and a subsidiary of EFG Hermes Holding, has successfully acquired Paynas, a FinTech and digital HR platform. The transaction falls in line with Valu’s strategy to grow the business and enhance its tech power and allows it to reach Paynas’s extensive base of micro, small, and medium enterprises. […]
Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners assisted Telecom Egypt in signing the commercial agreement with Orange Egypt for national roaming services. The latest deal comes in light of Orange Egypt landing the tender for national roaming
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
GSK Group completes demerger of Haleon Group. The advisors
Global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited (“GSK Group”) has completed the demerger of its consumer healthcare business to form global consumer healthcare company Haleon Group. The transaction was valued at GBP 55 million (approximately USD 63.8 million).
Appointments
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Omar Iqbal joins Baker Botts private equity and m&a practice
Omar Iqbal (pictured) joins the partnership of International law firm Baker Botts. Iqbal joined the firm’s Riyadh office, where it operates in association with the Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed. Iqbal’s
Deal & transactions
Fashion, Luxury & Design
United Arab Emirates
Noon to acquire Emaar’s fashion venture Namshi for AED 1.23B
Emaar Malls Management (“Emaar Malls”) has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement with Noon, an e-commerce company backed by Dubai billionaire Mohamed Alabbar and Saudi Arabian sovereign fund the Public Investment Fund (“PIF”),&
Deal & transactions
Industrial
Saudi Arabia
MAZ Group and Rheinmetall Air Defense create Rad Arabia Co.
The Law Office of Looaye M. Al-Akkas in association with Vinson & Elkins has represented Saudi-based MAZ Group in its Joint Venture with Swiss-based Rheinmetall Defense to create Rad Arabia Co., a manufacturing and development
Deal & transactions
Energy & Trading
United Arab Emirates
Norton Rose Fulbright advises IHC on a AED1.8B acquisition deal
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised International Holding Company (IHC) in connection with its AED 1.8 billion (approximately USD 490 million) acquisition of a 50% stake in Kalyon Enerji, through its subsidiary International Energy Holding. &
Alamar Foods, a Saudi based Quick Service Restaurant operator in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan, has completed its SAR1.22 billion (approximately USD326 million) initial public offering (IPO) and listing of ordinary shares
Global law firm Gowling WLG has strengthened its presence in the MENA Region with the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi. The firm’s has been operating out of its MENA regional office
Banque Misr’s Legal Department has received the certificate of ISO 9001:2015 for legal quality management. The certificate was awarded by TUV Southwest, which is recognized by the Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality and
