Eversheds Sutherland has advised the Ministry of Energy and the Saudi Power Procurement Company (“SPPC”) on the successful commercial close of the 2060MW Shuaibah 2 Solar PV Project, in Al Shuaibah, Makkah province. The project, which was completed with AlDhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland (International), has the potential to power 350,000 homes […]
The Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu’s (“Marafiq”) has become a publicly traded company on the Saudi Stock Exchange (“Tadawul”). Marafiq raised SAR 3.36 billion (USD 897 million) through its initial public offering (“
White & Case has promoted 26 lawyers to local partner and 14 lawyers to counsel. Six of the promoted local partners are based in Dubai and Riyadh. “Our local partner and counsel promotions span ten global practices
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Saudi-based 2P Initial Public Offering on Tadawul. The advisors
Global law firm White & Case and The Law Office of Megren M. Al-Shaalan have advised Perfect Presentation for Commercial Services Company (“2P”), provider of artificial intelligence and technology solutions, on its initial public offering (“
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Transport
Neom invests USD 175M in Urban Air Mobility Company Volocopter
Neom, the smart and sustainable regional development project in northwest Saudi Arabia, has made a USD 175 million Series E investment in Volocopter, the pioneer of Urban Air Mobility. Neom will take a significant equity stake
Legal advisors, Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners alongside Baker McKenzie, London, have acted for the underwriters on Arabian Drilling Company’s (“Arabian Drilling”) initial public offering at SAR 100 per share on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)
Saudi-based Retail enablement company Zid has raised USD50 million in Series B funding round (~188 million SAR). The round was led by IMPACT46 with participation from investors including Aramco venture capital arm (Waed Ventures) and Endeavour
Clyde & Co partner Loukas Mistelis (pictured) has been appointed as a member to the newly-established Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (“SCCA”) Court. The SCCA has established the independent court to determine administrative matters and
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APICORP signs a USD75m Islamic facility for Voluntary Carbon Offsets
The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (“APICORP”), an energy-focused multilateral development financial institution, has signed a USD75 million Murabaha agreement in favour of Hartree Partners Power & Gas Company (UK), an affiliate of global energy and
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Linklaters advises Zain Saudi Arabia on the sale of telecoms towers
Zain Saudi Arabia (“Zain KSA”) has successfully completed the sale and leaseback of its entire portfolio of 8,069 telecoms towers in Saudi Arabia to investors led by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (“PIF”). The
