The shareholders of two of UAE Islamic insurance companies, Dubai-based Dar Al Takaful (DAT) and Abu Dhabi-based Watania, voted in favor of a merger that will result in the creation of the UAE’s largest Takaful provider, by market share. The merger has been conditionally approved by the Central Bank of the UAE and is currently […]
March 1, 2022, SHUAA Partners Acquisition Corp I (“The Company”) priced its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units, at a price of USD 10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of
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Transport
United Arab Emirates
Habib Al Mulla & Partners on Ghassan Abood Group deal
International law firm Habib Al Mulla & Partners, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, has advised Ghassan Aboud Group, a UAE based multi-business conglomerate, on a partnership agreement with AD Ports Group, the
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
United Arab Emirates
Akin Gump advises on Perpetual Additional Tier 1 Bonds issued
Akin Gump has advised Capital Investments (DIFC) and Capital Investments and Brokerage Company / Jordan as the sole structuring agent and manager, respectively, in respect of Capital Bank of Jordan’s inaugural $100 million Reg S perpetual
TruKKer, a Saudi-headquartered digital freight network, has successfully completed its Series B equity and debt funding round. The investors in the fundraising included ADQ, Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company and Riyadh-based venture capital fund STV,
Deal & transactions
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
CMS: ADIB finances Urbium Capital Partners’ acquisition of Sainsbury store
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a Shariah compliant financial institution, has provided structured Islamic financing of GBP 20 million to Urbium Capital Partners (UCP) for their acquisition of a Sainsbury’s store in Edinburgh, Scotland. The
Capital Markets
Energy & Trading
United Arab Emirates
White & Case: Sweihan PV Power Company issues green project
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Abu Dhabi-based Sweihan PV Power Company (SPPC) on the issuance of its US$700.8 million 3.625% senior secured amortizing green project bonds due 2049. The bonds are governed
Banking & Finance
United Arab Emirates
Latham & Watkins: Chimera Capital closes venture capital fund at
Abu Dhabi investment firm Chimera Capital, a subsidiary of Chimera Investments, which is part of Royal Group, has successfully closed its second venture capital fund at USD 10 billion. The new fund, Alpha Wave Ventures II,
GLA & Company, a regional law firm based in the Middle East, has officially launched its Dubai office making it the firm’s first office in the United Arab Emirates. The newly launched office will
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright – acting as US federal securities, New York, English and UAE law legal counsel – has advised the underwriters, led by Citi, HSBC and MUFG, in connection with the issuance by
