International law firms Baker McKenzie and CMS have advised on the sale of Nurai Island, an ultra-luxury boutique private island resort off the coast of Abu Dhabi, to Aldar Properties (“Aldar”), a major real estate developer and manager in the UAE. The transaction included the sale of shares of Nurai Island Hotel and two new […]
Banking & Finance
Deal & transactions
Saudi Arabia
Dentons advises on Saudi’s Shareek program first round of projects
Dentons has extended its counsel to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment (MISA) regarding seven out of twelve economic support agreements that are part of MISA’s initial set of projects backed by the Private
Deal & transactions
E-Commerce
Saudi Arabia
A&O: Aljazira Capital invests in Floward Pre-IPO investment round
Aljazira Capital (‘AJC’) has led Floward’s USD 156 million Series C Pre-IPO investment round with the support of Allen & Overy. The investment round was led by AJC, STV, L.P. and Rainwater Partners. The
Deal & transactions
Food & Beverage
United Arab Emirates
Baker McKenzie with Kitopi on the acquisition of AWJ Investments
Kitopi, the tech-powered multi-brand restaurant, has completed its acquisition of AWJ Investments, a rapidly-growing food and beverage company based in Dubai that operates several major regional brands. The acquisition will bolster Kitopi’s already-impressive
Deal & transactions
Oil & Gas
United Arab Emirates
ADNOC and ENI strengthen cooperation in sustainability sectors
In a bid to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future, UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (‘ADNOC’) and Italian oil & gas group, ENI, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’)
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Energy & Trading
United Arab Emirates
Latham & Watkins with TotalEnergies on its agreement with CEPSA
TotalEnergies has entered into an agreement with CEPSA, whereby it will acquire CEPSA’s upstream assets in the United Arab Emirates, effective as of January 1, 2023. Latham & Watkins provided legal advice to TotalEnergies in this
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Energy & Trading
Other
Clifford Chance with Elia on pioneering renewable energy island
Clifford Chance has advised Elia, one of Europe’s top five transmission system operators, in structuring and negotiating the EPCI construction contract for the world’s first artificial renewable energy island. TM Edison, a consortium
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Oil & Gas
United Arab Emirates
DLA Piper: Uniper sells marine fuel trading business in Dubai
DLA Piper provided legal advice to Uniper Group regarding the sale of its crude oil processing and marine fuel trading business in the United Arab Emirates. A consortium composed of Montfort Group and the Private
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Energy & Trading
Mazghouny & Co: Scatec signs agreement with Echem and Mopco
Mazghouny & Co has assisted Scatec with signing the joint development agreement concluded with the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (Echem) and Misr Fertilizers Production Company (Mopco) for cooperation in the field of implementing green projects
Banking & Finance
Deal & transactions
United Arab Emirates
ADGM and Zand Bank partner to support Abu Dhabi’s Tech
With its in-house legal team led by Eyad Mahadeen (pictured), chief legal officer and board secretary at ADGM, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have joined forces with the UAE’s first all-digital bank
