Industrialization and Energy Services Company (“TAQA”) and the shareholders of Al Mansoori Petroleum Services LLC (“AMPS”) have announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for TAQA to acquire 100% of AMPS, expanding TAQA’s Well Services business from Saudi Arabia to the wider Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) region. The transaction […]
International law firm Baker McKenzie will cut ties with UAE based law firm following controversial remarks made on social media by the Firm’s principal, Habib Al Mulla. In a statement on Baker McKenzie’
Competition & Antitrust
United Arab Emirates
White Collar Crime
OGH Legal and Pinsent Masons secure $1.3B in Sanjay Shah
Dubai court has ordered Sanjay Shah and several other people and companies tied to the hedge fund trader to repay Denmark USD 1.3 billion. Sanjay Shah is the alleged mastermind behind a scam known as ‘
Restructurings
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Linklaters advises DP World on the restructuring of Portsynergy
Linklaters advised DP World, global supply chain solutions provider, on the restructuring of Portsynergy, a 50:50 joint venture owned by Dubai-based DP World and France-based international container operator, Terminal Link, a joint venture between French shipping
Banking & Finance
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Allen & Overy advises Investcorp on Trukker’s Pre-IPO round
Saudi-based Trukker Holding Limited (“Trukker”), digital freight network providers in the MENA region, has successfully raised USD 100 million in its pre-IPO financing round. The investment was led by the recently-launched Investcorp Saudi Pre-IPO Growth
Salik Company, Dubai’s exclusive toll gate operator, has announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its ordinary shares for trading on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).
Capital Markets
Energy & Trading
United Arab Emirates
Taqa and Mubadala to acquire 40% in 2 power plants
Integrated utilities companies Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (“TAQA”) and Mubadala Investment Company (“Mubadala”) signed binding agreements that will see the acquisition of a 40% in two gas-fired power generation plants in the Talimarjan power
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (“ADCB”) has successfully priced its inaugural green bond, raising USD 500 million to support the financing of low-carbon initiatives. The bonds will be issued on 14th September 2022 and due in 2027. The
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Maersk to expand distribution capacity in new Dubai South complex
Maersk Kanoo UAE (“Maersk”), the global integrated logistics company, signed an agreement with Dubai South, a single-urban master development focusing on aviation, logistics and real estate, for its new warehousing and distribution facility in
Deal & transactions
TMT
United Arab Emirates
Beeah Digital and Khazna Data Centers join forces on JV
Beeah Digital, Beeah Group’s digital transformation and future technology business, and Khazna Data Centers (“Khazna”), wholesale data centre providers in the MENA Region, have formed a joint venture that will bring to Sharjah
