King & Spalding has successfully advised Driven Properties on its acquisition of Emaar Square Building 3 in Downtown Dubai, marking a major addition to its commercial property portfolio. The transaction, valued at AED505 million ($137.4 million), is the largest real estate acquisition in the Downtown Dubai area this year. Emaar Square Building 3, covering 378,885 […]
King & Spalding has advised Enersol, a joint venture between ADNOC Drilling Company and Alpha Dhabi Holding, in its acquisition of a 95% stake in Deep Well Services (DWS), a leading U.S.-based provider of
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead legal counsel to AXA Egypt in connection with its strategic partnership agreement with Post for Investment to establish Egypt’s first microinsurance company in line with
Hammad & Al-Mehdar advised Saudi Manpower Solutions Co. (SMASCO) on the successful launch of its home services platform in collaboration with Urban Company. This joint venture is a testament to the power of combining SMASCO’
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
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,
