Apollo Global Management (“Apollo”), through its managed investment vehicles, has acquired an 11.1% minority stake in Aldar Investment Properties, a subsidiary of Aldar Properties and the region’s most prominent institutional-class real estate platform. The USD 400 million transaction involved the issuance of common equity and mandatory convertible preferred equity in relation to Aldar Investment Properties, which […]
Helmy Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie Cairo office, has advised the National Egyptian Railway Industries Company (“NERIC”) on its first offtake and supply agreement with Hyundai Rotem, the South Korean heavy industry company and the
Deal & transactions
Oil & Gas
United Arab Emirates
Adnoc Drilling lands $1.53B contract for Adnoc’s offshore expansion
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (“ADNOC”) has awarded a contract worth USD1.53 billion (AED5.62 billion) to Adnoc Drilling to support the expansion of Adnoc’s offshore operations and crude oil production capacity to five million
Africa-focused investment firm Development Partners International (“DPI”) sold its 34% minority stake in consumer electronics and household appliances retailer B.TECH to Saudi Egyptian Investment Company (“SEIC”), The Saudi Public Investment Fund (“PIF”)’
Arabian Internet and Telecommunication Company, Solutions by Stc, an enabler of digital transformation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has completed the acquisition of a majority stake (88.19%) of Giza Systems with an enterprise value worth
Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
IPOs
United Arab Emirates
Burjeel Holdings opens subscription period for IPO in UAE
Burjeel Holdings has announced the offer price range and the opening of the subscription period for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). The opening of the subscription period
Energy & Trading
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
Aldar invests AED 25m to support energy consumption reduction
Aldar Properties (“Aldar”) has committed to investing AED 25 million (approx. USD6.8 mil) for energy retrofit projects in 13 of its residential communities that will reduce utility consumption for owners and tenants as part of the company’
Capital Markets
Egypt
Industrial
TCI Sanmar completes Egypt’s first Bonds Issuance via Debt Conversion
TCI Sanmar Chemicals (“TCI Sanmar”) has successfully completed the private placement of the company’s Non-Convertible Debentures (“NCDs”) to nine foreign banks through the conversion of 15% of the total debt of TCI Sanmar into a
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Food & Beverage
ZH&P on the Gov. of Egypt’s concession for Strategic Warehouses
Hassan Allam Utilities, Orascom, and Samcrete have signed an agreement with the Internal Trade Development Authority (“ITDA”) for the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the strategic warehouses for primary products in the
Deal & transactions
Transport
United Arab Emirates
Etihad Rail and Oman Rail to build a USD 3 billion
Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, signed an agreement with Oman Rail, the Sultanate’s national developer and operator of railway networks, to jointly establish an equally-owned company, Oman-Etihad
