Under the leadership of Brooke Lindsay (pictured), Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Emirates Telecommunications Group Company “e&” (formerly Etisalat Group) has recently finalized a binding agreement with PPF Group (“PPF”) to acquire a controlling stake of 50% + 1 economic share in PPF Telecom’s assets across Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, and Slovakia. The comprehensive PPF […]
Deal & transactions
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
White & Case: Blue Water Energy sells Kent to Nesma
Global law firm White & Case acted as legal counsel to energy investment firm Blue Water Energy (Bluewater) on the successful sale of engineering company Kent to Nesma & Partners. Since Bluewater’s investment in
Deal & transactions
Oil & Gas
United Arab Emirates
ADNOC and Occidental Join Forces for Net Zero Goals
With ADNOC’s chief legal counsel, Salem Mohammed Al Darei (pictured) at the helm of its legal department, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Occidental have signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) to explore
News
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Saudi Arabia
SEVEN Unveils New Entertainment Destination in Almadinah
Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced the construction of a new entertainment destination in Almadinah, and work is already underway. The construction is being carried out by
Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
IPOs
Saudi Arabia
Legal Advisors assists ProMedEx in its USD19.04M IPO on Nomu
Legal Advisors Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners, in association with Baker & McKenzie Limited, has acted as legal counsel for Professional Medical Expertise Company (ProMedEx) through its initial public offering (IPO) on the Parallel Market of
Capital Markets
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Dreny & Partners in first-ever Club Memberships Securitization in Egypt
Dreny & Partners has successfully advised Arab Company for Projects and Urban Development (ACPUD), an affiliate of Talaat Moustafa Group Holding, on the groundbreaking securitization backed by a portfolio of club membership fees worth EGP 410.8
Capital Markets
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Clyde & Co on Simpson Spence Young’s acquisition of F3
Clyde & Co has provided legal counsel to Simpson Spence Young (SSY), a prominent independent shipbroker, on its recent acquisition of F3 Offshore Group, the offshore specialist shipbroker with offices in Hamburg and Dubai. Following
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Egypt
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
ALC advises on EGP 472.5 Million PHD-EFG Hermes Bond Deal
Palm Hills Developments (PHD), a prominent real estate developer in Egypt, and EFG Hermes, the investment bank franchise in Frontier and Emerging Markets (FEM), have successfully closed a groundbreaking EGP 472.5 million securitized bond issuance.
International law firm Cleary Gottlieb served as counsel to the Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq and Basra Oil Company (BOC) in a landmark acquisition of a 30% interest in the Gas Growth Integrated
Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised a syndicate of 16 Omani and regional banks on multicurrency conventional and Islamic facilities for OQ Gas Networks (OQGN). As the sole proprietor and operator of Oman’s natural
