Asafo & Co advised Growthgate Capital Corporation and Euromena III on their recent exit from Retail Holding, a leading Moroccan retail company operating across Morocco, France, and Côte d’Ivoire, and the subsequent reconfiguration of the company’s shareholding structure. Asafo & Co’s team Partner Patrick Larrivé (pictured) led Asafo & Co team, assisted by associates Martin […]
Baker McKenzie has acted as legal counsel to Aldar Hospitality, the hospitality arm of Aldar, the real estate developer, manager and investor in the UAE, on its partnership with IHG Hotels & Resorts (“IHG”) in
Charles Russell Speechlys advised the University of Strathclyde on the incorporation, establishment and operations of its new Innovation, Research and Education Hub in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Hub has been developed in partnership with
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Catalyst Partners in connection with the establishment of Egypt’s first Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) according to resolution No. 2323 of 2024. This follows the issuance
Clyde & Co has advised Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE’s Federal export credit agency, on a joint agreement with the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX), First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), and Natixis Corporate
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Linklaters with Brookfield-led consortium on take-private of Network International
Linklaters has advised a Brookfield-led consortium comprised of First Abu Dhabi Bank, Mubadala, ADQ and Olayan on its take-private of Middle East and Africa payments business Network International Holdings, at a value of approx. £2.2 billion,
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised UPL on its joint venture with Masarrah Investment Company (MIC) to set up a manufacturing unit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The transaction is one of the biggest announced
Linklaters has advised Metair Investments, a South African investment holding company, on entering into an agreement to dispose of its Turkish business, the Mutlu Group, to Quexco Incorporated for US$110 million, subject to customary adjustments.
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
Global asset manager BlackRock acquired a minority ownership stake in the Saudi Bahrain Pipeline Company (SBPC) from Bapco Energies. Gibson Dunn and Slaughter and May (both from their London offices) advised BlackRock. This transaction represents
