Northacre, a subsidiary of asset management and investment banking platforms Shuaa Capital, has joined forces with St. Regis hotel brand at No 1 Palace Street. The collaboration on the project located opposite Buckingham Palace, is testament to the successful re-development of this site, comprising 72 luxury apartments and incorporating an existing Grade II listed building, […]
Deal & transactions
Oil & Gas
United Arab Emirates
ADNOC awards an AED2b contract for Lower Zakum field gas line
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (“ADNOC”) has awarded a AED2.01 billion (USD548 million) contract to build a new main gas line at its Lower Zakum field offshore of Abu Dhabi. The Engineering, Procurement and Construction (
Riad & Riad advises the consortium of China Railway Engineering Corporation (“CREC”) and AVIC International Holding Corporation (“AVIC INTL”) as the EPC contractor of the 10th of Ramadan Light Rail Transit (LRT). Measuring 67 kilometers in
Shalakany has successfully defended its clients, the chairperson and foreign corporate board members of an Egyptian automotive manufacturing company (a subsidiary of a multinational corporation), in relation to a compensation claim brought forward by minority
Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Partners assisted Telecom Egypt in signing the commercial agreement with Orange Egypt for national roaming services. The latest deal comes in light of Orange Egypt landing the tender for national roaming
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
GSK Group completes demerger of Haleon Group. The advisors
Global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited (“GSK Group”) has completed the demerger of its consumer healthcare business to form global consumer healthcare company Haleon Group. The transaction was valued at GBP 55 million (approximately USD 63.8 million).
Deal & transactions
Fashion, Luxury & Design
United Arab Emirates
Noon to acquire Emaar’s fashion venture Namshi for AED 1.23B
Emaar Malls Management (“Emaar Malls”) has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement with Noon, an e-commerce company backed by Dubai billionaire Mohamed Alabbar and Saudi Arabian sovereign fund the Public Investment Fund (“PIF”),&
Deal & transactions
Industrial
Saudi Arabia
MAZ Group and Rheinmetall Air Defense create Rad Arabia Co.
The Law Office of Looaye M. Al-Akkas in association with Vinson & Elkins has represented Saudi-based MAZ Group in its Joint Venture with Swiss-based Rheinmetall Defense to create Rad Arabia Co., a manufacturing and development
Alamar Foods, a Saudi based Quick Service Restaurant operator in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan, has completed its SAR1.22 billion (approximately USD326 million) initial public offering (IPO) and listing of ordinary shares
Deal & transactions
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
Al Tamimi & Company with Peninsula on a AED555m assets deal
Peninsula Real Estate Management Limited (“Peninsula”), a real estate investment company incorporated in Abu Dhabi Global Market, has agreed to purchase for an amount of AED 555 million 17 leased warehouse buildings situated on five plots at
