Latham & Watkins has provided legal counsel to Chimera Abu Dhabi in the sale of its investment in InstaDeep, a global technology company in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning, to BioNTech. The deal includes BioNTech acquiring 100% of the remaining InstaDeep shares, excluding the shares already owned by BioNTech, for a […]
Deal & transactions
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United Arab Emirates
Matouk Bassiouny UAE: Beyon Cyber acquires into DTS Solution
DTS Solution (“DTS”) has signed an agreement for the sale of a majority stake to Beyon Cyber (“BC”), part of the Beyon Group, a cybersecurity provider in Bahrain. Established in 2011, DTS Solution is a
Etisalat Egypt by e& and The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) have partnered together to launch the new company Erada Microfinance. Enabled by fin-tech, Erada is granted license allowing access to a diversified set
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised Arabian Internet and Communications Services Company (“solutions by stc”) on the acquisition of 100% of Contact Center Company (“ccc by stc”) from Saudi Telecom Company and ESM Holdings. Valued at
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Egypt
Energy & Trading
Apex acquires and finances concessions in Egypt’s western desert
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Apex International Energy (“Apex”) on its acquisition of interests in four concessions in the Western Desert region of Egypt from IEOC Production (“IEOC”), a subsidiary of Eni. Apex International Energy
Global law firm White & Case has advised Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Saudi Aramco”) on its heads of agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec”) to build a refinery and petrochemical project in Gulei
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Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
ALEC Engineering and Contracting acquires Target Engineering
ALEC Engineering and Contracting, part of the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) group, has successfully completed its strategic acquisition of Target Engineering, an EPC contractor offering in-house services for major construction disciplines in onshore and
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Egypt
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Sharkawy & Sarhan with Vodafone on the acquisition by Vodacom
Sharkawy & Sarhan acted as Egyptian counsel to the Vodafone Group (“Vodafone”) in relation to the transfer of its 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt to Vodacom. The spam of the transaction took more than a year.
Dreny & Partners has acted as legal counsel for telecommunication company, Vodacom in its acquisition of a 55% stake in telecom network operator Vodafone Egypt for an equity consideration of circa USD2.738 billion. The
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Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
CMS advises on Aldar Properties’ partnership with Nobu Hospitality
International law firm CMS has advised UAE’s real estate developers and managers Aldar Properties (“Aldar”) on its exclusive partnership with Nobu Hospitality to develop a new luxury hotel, branded residences, and a fine dining
