The Advisors Stephen Gauster (pictured), Executive Vice President & General Counsel at MetLife, leads the legal team. Willkie Farr & Gallagher acted as legal counsel and Goldman Sachs & Co. acted as financial advisor for MetLife on this transaction. Insurance giant MetLife (NYSE: MET) has made significant moves to manage risk and enhance shareholder value. […]
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Deal & transactions
United Arab Emirates
Mubadala Capital buys majority stake in Fortress Investment Group
With the legal guidance of a cross-border team from Shearman & Sterling, Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company’s asset management subsidiary, Mubadala Capital, and Fortress Investment Group have announced their definitive agreements to acquire a 90.01%
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to Hassan Allam Utilities, the investment and development arm of Hassan Allam Holding, on its joint venture with A.P. Moller Capital, an affiliate of
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Etihad Rail and DHL establish JV to optimize UAE’s Supply Chain
Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, has entered into a 20-year partnership agreement with DHL Global Forwarding, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, to establish a joint venture
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
flydubai and Air Canada Collaborate on New Codeshare Agreement
Dubai-based carrier flydubai and Air Canada have formed a new partnership aimed at providing customers traveling between Canada, the Middle East, East Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southern Asia with more convenient travel opportunities. This
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Energy & Trading
Mazghouny & Co on Scatec’s Biomethanol Production Initiative
Egyptian law firm Mazghouny & Co, led by founder and managing partner, Donia El-Mazghouny (pictured), has played a vital role in assisting Scatec, a renewable energy company, in signing a joint development agreement with Alexandria
Baker McKenzie served as legal counsel to digital workflow company, ServiceNow in its acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform G2K Group. G2K’s technology allows organizations to connect real‑time data across
Deal & transactions
Services
United Arab Emirates
BEEAH and Atkins to advance sustainable radioactive waste solutions
BEEAH Group, a renowned sustainability pioneer and digital expert based in the UAE, has entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with Atkins, a global design, engineering, and project management consultancy. This collaboration aims to
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Energy & Trading
Mazghouny & Co advises Engazaat on Digital Agri-Platform deal
Mazghouny & Co, led by founder and managing partner, Donia El-Mazghouny (pictured), advised Egyptian-based venture Engazaat, an integrated independent power and water producer, in joining forces with Aswaaq Misr for the sale of agricultural products
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Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
TMT
Orange Tunisia expand infrastructure with Medusa Submarine Cable
Orange Tunisia has signed an agreement with Medusa Submarine Cable System, an independent submarine infrastructure operator in the Mediterranean, to host a new submarine cable in Bizerte. This agreement marks a significant step in expanding
