Nord Anglia Education, a premium international schools organization, has further expanded its presence in the Middle East with the joining of Amman Academy to its family of schools. Amman Academy, a private co-educational, bilingual day school in Amman, Jordan, becoming part of Nord Anglia’s network of schools shows the growing appetite for leading education providers […]
Gowling WLG has appointed Imran Mufti (pictured) as lead partner for the firm’s Saudi Arabia practice. Mufti will also be responsible for its relationship with Al Ghazzawi & Partners, Gowling WLG’s strategic partner firm in Saudi Arabia. Following his appointment, Mufti said: “I’m delighted to be joining the team at Gowling WLG and look forward to developing the […]
Riyadh Al Najjar, PwC Saudi Arabia country senior partner and Middle East transformation management leader, has been elected as Chairman of the Middle East Board effective 1 July 2022. On his appointment, the newly selected Chairman, Riyadh Al Najjar said: “I am honoured to be elected as the new Chairman for the Middle East Board. […]
Pinsent Masons has appointed international arbitration partner Pamela McDonald (pictured) as the new head of its Doha office, effective 01 July. She succeeds Jonathan Collier who has held the position since 2018. McDonald is an international arbitration specialist, primarily advising clients across the Middle Eastern region in the infrastructure and energy sectors. Recent significant projects […]
Meysan Partners served as sole transaction counsel in the USD3 billion offering of Ali Alghanim and Sons Automotive Company, an official distributor of premium vehicle brands in Kuwait, Egypt, and Iraq, listed 124.8 million shares — representing 45% of its share capital. The private placement garnered strong demand from investors and was oversubscribed approximately 11 […]
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Naji Hawayek named Head of Corporate, Middle East at Clyde &
Clyde & Co has appointed UAE based partner Naji Hawayek (pictured) to head its corporate and M&A practice in the Middle East. The announcement came on a LinkedIn post shared by Hawayek saying:” Delighted to take on the role of Head of Corporate, Middle East at Clyde & Co”. Hawayek has over 15 years of […]
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Shearman & Sterling welcomes 12 new members to its partnership
Shearman & Sterling has appointed 12 new partners to the firm, span across seven of its offices Abu Dhabi, Austin, Dallas, London, Menlo Park, New York and Washington, D.C. Effective July 1, 2022. The new partners represent nine of the firm’s practices. The breadth of their expertise includes antitrust, capital markets, compensation, governance & ERISA, […]
Sama Educational Company, the education management company based out of Kuwait, has completed the acquisition of Kuwait English School (KES). Established in 1978, the Kuwait English School caters for students aged 3-19 including children with special needs. The advisors ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners acts as legal counsel to SAMA Educational company in the […]
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Sarah Parkes named global head of dispute resolution at Freshfields
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has appointed partner Sarah Parkes (pictured) as its global head of dispute resolution, effective 8 July. She will succeed Andy Hart who will return to focusing on his practice at the firm. Parkes, who has served as head of the London dispute resolution group since 2019, has been a partner in […]
