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 plant in Saudi Arabia for Cenomi Centers. The cooling plant will service the Jawharat Riyadh development and deliver significant savings in […]
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
Zulficar & Partners Law Firm advised Arab African International Bank (AAIB) on the issuance of the First Sustainable Development Bonds Program amounting to USD 500 million. The firm’s work included the negotiation of the relevant
White & Case has promoted four new local partners and two counsel in its MENA offices. The freshly minted local partners are Marie-Sophie Bandeira Vieira (pictured- upper left), Yannick Whorms (pictured-upper right), and Marcin Zawadzki (
Nils de Wolff international arbitration & litigation lawyer (pictured-left) and Krishen Patel (pictured-rightcorporate/M&A lawyer join Greenberg Traurig‘s offices in the Middle East. Coming from Clyde & Co both lawyers will be
Amr&Partners with Abu Dhabi Tourism Investment
Amr&Partners acted as legal advisors to Abu Dhabi Tourism Investment Company in preparing and negotiating the management agreement with French hospitality firm Accor. The deal will lead to a USD 100 million investment in
Helmy Hamza&Partners Baker McKenzie with Banque Misr
Helmy Hamza&Partners Baker McKenzie acted as lender’s counsel for Banque Misr. The legal firm’s role relates to the financing of Egyptian real estate developer Landmark Developments (“LDM”). Banque Misr, Egbank, and
Clyde&Co is legal advisor to DFF on its property tech
Clyde & Co has announced it will take the role of lead legal adviser to the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) on its property tech Sandbox. The project is aimed at fostering innovation in the real