The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (“TSFE”) has established a Joint Venture with Etisalat Egypt by e& to launch the new company Erada Microfinance with the goal of providing access to a wide range of financial services to micro and small enterprises. The partnership is in line with Egypt’s Vision 2030 of supporting financial inclusion and creating opportunities for the youth through providing innovative […]
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright advised Zain Group in respect of Zain Iraq’s entry into a definite 15-year agreement to sell and leaseback the passive physical infrastructure of its 4,968 tower portfolio in Iraq
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
A&O advises ADIO on Road Lighting LED PPP project in
Allen & Overy has advised the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu Dhabi in relation to Phase 2 of its Road Lighting public-private partnership project (PPP) in
Eversheds Sutherland has provided legal advice to Damaan Islamic Insurance Company (“Beema”) on the direct listing of 100% of its shares on the Main Market of the Qatar Stock Exchange. Beema’s share have been admitted
Deal & transactions
TMT
United Arab Emirates
Latham & Watkins advises on BioNTech’s acquisition of InstaDeep
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 & transactions
TMT
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
Banking & Finance
Saudi Arabia
Transport
International Maritime Industries establishes new maritime fund
Global law firm White & Case has advised International Maritime Industries, on the establishment of GMF Global Maritime Fund RAIF, a new independent Cyprus-based maritime fund. Based in Saudi Arabia, International Maritime Industries is a
Fashion, Luxury & Design
IPOs
Saudi Arabia
Alsaif Gallery completes SAR1.2 Bil IPO and listing on Tadawul
The Law Firm of Salman M. Al-Sudairi and Latham & Watkins have advised Al-Saif Stores for Development & Investment Company (“Alsaif Gallery”), which operates in the home appliances and kitchenware retail sector in the Kingdom
