Baker McKenzie has advised EFG Hermes and its buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech platform, valU for consumer finance (valU), on two planned strategic ttransactions. The first of which is the acquisition by valU of a stake in a new Saudi consumer finance player, FAS Finance, and its joint venture arrangements with FAS Labs Holding, owned by Fawaz Abdulaziz […]
Appointments
Banking & Finance
Saudi Arabia
Umera Ali joins Dentons’ Middle East Banking and Finance Practice
Dentons has expanded its Middle East Banking and Finance practice with the hire of Saudi-focussed partner Umera Ali (pictured). Ali has significant experience of advising a global client base having worked in six jurisdictions
Banking & Finance
Food & Beverage
Saudi Arabia
Allen & Overy advises Prosus on its Series C investment
Allen & Overy has advised Prosus, a global technology investors, as lead investor on a USD170 million Series C funding round by Foodics, a cloud-based technology and payment platform for restaurants in the MENA region.
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Egypt
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Saudi Arabia
Dentons: Volkswagen’s Cariad acquires Intenta’s automotive business
Global law firm Dentons has provided comprehensive antitrust advice to Cariad, the software division of the Volkswagen Group, in relation to its acquisition of the automotive business of Intenta. With the acquisition, Cariad is expanding
Alkhabeer Capital has successfully completed the listing and commencement of trading of Alkhabeer Growth and Income Traded Fund units on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul). The offering raised 1.08 billion Saudi Arabian Riyals (US$D 288 million). The
Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation has successfully completed the issuance of SAR 6,500,000,000 3.5% fixed rate resettable additional tier 1 capital sukuk. Al Rajhi Capital Company acted as sole lead manager and bookrunner on the transaction. The
