Baker McKenzie assisted Aldar, an Abu Dhabi-based real estate developer, in the acquisition of an AED 2.3 billion commercial office and retail tower from H&H Development. The tower is in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and is planned to be operational in 2028. The transaction represents one of the largest commercial tower acquisitions registered […]
Ashurst has appointed Maha Osman (pictured) as a partner in its Corporate practice, based in Dubai. The hire is part of the firm’s efforts to expand its private capital practice in the Middle East
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (MBH) advised a syndicate of banks comprising the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), the Commercial International Bank (CIB Egypt), and the Arab African International Bank (AAIB) in connection with a syndicated
Clyde & Co has been appointed as the legal advisor to the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) on its Gig Economy Sandbox initiative. This project, launched under the Dubai Sandbox initiative, aims to boost innovation and
Helmy Hamza & Partners Baker McKenzie has advised AMEA Power, a renewable energy company, on a 500 MW, $600 million wind project in the Gulf of Suez. The agreements were signed two years ago during the inauguration
Lara Dagher, Diane Assaf, and Hala Akl (pictured from left to right) have joined Eptalex as partners in the firm’s office in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, as of December 2024. The profiles Lara
Herbert Smith Freehills advised a sponsor consortium (consisting of Japanese general trading company Sojitz Corporation and FAS Energy, the renewable energy development arm of Saudi Arabia’s Fawaz Al Hokair group) on a district cooling
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (MBH) advised Beltone Capital on the signing of a joint venture agreement and other related agreements with Crif to launch a credit ratings and business solutions company. The new venture will
Senior in-house counsel for Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Michael Schweppe (pictured) has advised his company on non-swiss law aspects of its acquisition of a minority stake in Sauber, a Formula 1 team owned by Audi. NKF,
Baker McKenzie has represented the joint-bookrunners and joint-underwriters, HSBC Saudi Arabia and EFG Hermes KSA, in the regulation S initial public offering (IPO) of United International Holding Company (UIHC) on the main market of the
