Khalid Alyafi (pictured) joins Baker McKenzie‘s transactional practice group as a partner in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, effective 1 October 2024. Khalid Alyafi’s career path His arrival adds further bench strength to the Firm’s transactional and capital markets capabilities globally and in the Middle East & North Africa region (MENA). Khalid joins the Firm from Khoshaim […]
Dentons has advised Bank of Sharjah on its issuance of US$500 million notes due 2029. The transaction was completed on 12 September 2024. The issuance received orders of US$1.4 billion and was just under three times oversubscribed. Dentons
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a consortium of six banks on the cross-border project financing of the UAE’s new 1,500-megawatt-ac Al Ajban Solar Photovoltaic IPP plant in Abu Dhabi. The project was awarded to
White & Case has advised Estithmar Holding, a Qatar-based conglomerate, on the establishment of its QAR 3.4 billion trust certificate issuance programme and the inaugural issuance of QAR 500 million certificates due 2027 under the programme. White &
Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie Cairo office, has advised AMEA Power, one of the region’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies, on two renewable energy projects in Egypt. Baker McKenzie Cairo teams The Baker McKenzie
Sabra Ferhat relocates from Clifford Chance’s London office to become the Firm’s first dedicated antitrust expert based in the UAE. Ferhat brings a breadth of experience advising clients on international antitrust issues across
GLA & Co expands its presence in the Middle East North Africa region with the opening of a new office in Qatar. The firm obtained its license from the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and opened
Fatma El Nokaly (pictured left) and Mohamed Youssef (pictured right) recently joined Dreny and Partners‘ capital markets and financial services team as associates. Fatma El Nokaly Prior to this role, El Nokaly was an associate
Meysan announced its sponsorship of the squash player Nada Abbas (pictured right). Currently ranked 17th globally, Abbas has already made her mark by winning the Irish Open 2023 and finishing as runner-up at the Richmond Open 2023.
HFW has launched a new entity in Saudi Arabia as it continues to expand its offering in the Kingdom. Being in Riyadh for more than a decade it has now established a formal subsidiary as
