As of 1 January 2025 Matteo Grassani (in photo) will be the new general counsel of Zahid, a Saudi group operating in various sectors, including construction, mining, oil and gas, agriculture, energy, transport and logistics, real estate, tourism, waste management and recycling, and hospitality. The profile Grassani joined Zahid in 2023 as group deputy general […]
K&A advised Gulf Union Al Ahlia Cooperative Insurance (GUAI) on its merger agreement with Gulf General Cooperative Insurance (GGI), along with GUAI’s firm intention to make an offer in that respect. Both
Gabriel Olufemi (pictured) has been promoted to partner at Dentons after having worked five years as senior associate at the firm. He is based in Doha. The profile Gabriel Olufemi has been working in the
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Aldar acquires AED 2.3b RE property: the advisors
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
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
