Allen & Overy has acted as legal counsel for Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, on the development of its incubator investment framework. This framework will facilitate the integration of the latest cohort of start-ups joining Hub71’s esteemed company-building programme. With a focus on sectors aligned with Abu Dhabi’s strategic ambitions, such as fintech, healthtech, […]
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Qatar
Transport
Norton Rose Fulbright on GTS acquisition of MV Ripley Prosperity
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has provided legal counsel to Global Trading and Shipping (GTS) in its recent acquisition of MV Ripley Prosperity. The acquisition marks another milestone for GTS, a shipping company established
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Akin: Mubadala Capital’s Thrive Foods Acquires Groneweg Group
Akin has provided legal counsel to Mubadala Capital and its portfolio company, Thrive Foods, a freeze-dried products manufacturer, in their acquisition agreement with global supplier of freeze and air-dried ingredients, Groneweg Group, also known as
ADNA, a prominent legal firm, provided advisory services to Pertamina, the Indonesian state oil company, in their recent collaboration with Sonatrach Group and Repsol in Algeria. The collaboration involved the signing of a production-sharing contract
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Energy & Trading
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Eni and Vår Energi to acquire Neptune Energy Group for $4.9B
Eni International (“Eni”) along with Vår Energi (“Vår”) have reached an agreement to acquire Neptune Energy Group Limited (“Neptune”) for an aggregate enterprise value (subject to customary adjustments) of $4.9 billion. Founded in 2015 in
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United Arab Emirates
Clifford Chance with Lenders in Network International’s £2.2B Offer
International law firm, Clifford Chance, provided legal counsel to Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), HSBC, and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in relation to Brookfield’s recommended offer for Network International
Asafo & Co. has advised in the acquisition of Al Massalik, a renowned bilingual education school in Casablanca. The acquisition was made by Holged Group, a prominent primary and secondary education provider in Morocco and
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Saudi Arabia
Pinsent Masons advises SALIC on strategic partnership with Naqua
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) on its acquisition of 42.4% in the National Aquaculture Group CJSC (Naqua), a company incorporated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia specialising
Asafo & Co. worked alongside the pan-African banking group, Coris Group, in signing an agreement for the acquisition of the subsidiaries Societe Generale Mauritania and Societe Generale Chad, currently majority-owned by the Societe Generale Group..
Gide, acting as legal advisor, supported the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as the Lead Advisor to the Water Treatment Authority of Tunisia (Office National de l’Assainissement de la Tunisie, ONAS) in the structuring, negotiation,
