Tuesday 06/12/2022 marks the day Dubai Islamic Bank (“DIB”) rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of its inaugural sustainable Sukuk with a value of USD 750 million on Nasdaq Dubai. The Sukuk is the first-ever sustainable Sukuk from a UAE entity and was issued in line with DIB’s Sustainable Finance Framework, which was […]
Deal & transactions
Energy & Trading
United Arab Emirates
Beeah, Masdar and Veolia to operate Sharjah Waste to Energy
Beeah Group, the Middle East’s sustainability and digitalisation expert, Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s clean energy company, and Veolia Near & Middle East, the providers of optimised resource management, have formed a joint
Appointments
United Arab Emirates
Linklaters appoints Jonathan Fried as Middle East Managing Partner
Global law firm Linklaters has appointed Jonathan Fried (pictured) as managing partner for the Middle East, effective 1 December. Fried will also contribute towards key management decisions that help shape the firm’s overall strategy. Fried
Taaleem Holdings, the K-12 premium education providers in the UAE with a portfolio consisting of 26 schools, has successfully completed the book building and public subscription process for its Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on the
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, partner DSV Global Transport and Logistics has become the carrier’s first partner to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) to offset the carbon emissions
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
A&O with Abu Dhabi Ports Group on the acquisition of
Abu Dhabi Ports Group has acquired Spanish logistics firm Noatum for AED2.5 billion (USD681 million). The investment in Noatum, will significantly extend AD Group’s global connectivity to create a market-leading international logistics brand.
Deal & transactions
Energy & Trading
United Arab Emirates
Mubadala secures strategic stake in AirCarbon Exchange (ACX)
Abu Dhabi based sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala Investment Company (“Mubadala”) and AirCarbon Exchange (“ACX”), the global exchange changing the voluntary carbon market, have successfully completed a transaction under which Mubadala has acquired a strategic stake
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
Banking & Finance
News
United Arab Emirates
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum expands its services to Abu
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum leverages its oversubscribed USD 90m Series B to expand internationally into Abu Dhabi’s high-growth crypto-hub. The bank “has received an in-principle approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market’
Baraka, a commission-free online brokerage platform based in the Middle East, has raised USD20 million in a Series A funding round, led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures with participation from global investment firm Knollwood. &
