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 SAR 450 million (approximately USD120 million), the acquisition will be funded by solutions by stc’s own cash resources. The […]
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
The Law Firm of Salman M. Al-Sudairi and Latham & Watkins have advised SNB Capital, HSBC Saudi Arabia, Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia and Citigroup Saudi Arabia as the underwriters of Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company –
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
White & Case and The Law Office of Megren M. Al-Shaalan have advised power and communications cables maker, Riyadh Cables Group Company (“RCG”), on its initial public offering on the Main Market of the Saudi
International law firm CMS has advised Oman Broadband Company, wholly owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, on a major new financing deal using a hybrid facility (with conventional and Shariah-compliant tranches) and
Deal & transactions
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
Banking & Finance
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Hassana to invest USD2.4b in DP World’s flagship UAE assets
International law firm Clifford Chance has advised DP World, a global infrastructure-led supply chain solutions provider, on the USD2.4 billion investment in three of its flagship UAE assets by Saudi Arabia-based Hassana Investment Company, the
Capital Markets
Deal & transactions
Egypt
TMT
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.
