Cleary Gottlieb represented the sellers in the sale to GFH Financial Group B.S.C. (GFH) of 60% of the share capital in Byrne Equipment Rental (Byrne). The parties Founded in 1992 in Dubai, Byrne is an
King & Spalding represented Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company, k.s.c.c. (KUFPEC) in connection with its agreement to acquire a 20% interest in the Orca and Sul De Orca oil and gas assets from
Addleshaw Goddard has expanded its team in Abu Dhabi with the relocation of two senior partners, namely Andrew Carter and Matthew Williams, as well as the appointment of construction & engineering partner Richard Davies, moving
Dentons advised Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB), First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and Bank Muscat in connection with their role in the project financing for the Ibri III project, a 500 MW photovoltaic solar
Hogan Lovells officialised the appointment of partner Dounia Mansour (pictured), who will be joining the firm’s private equity and funds practice, based in Dubai. She moves from King & Spalding. The profile Dounia Mansour
UAE-based Habib Al Mulla and Partners appointed Areen Jayousi (pictured) as senior partner in its dispute resolution practice. Jayousi’s advisory encompasses real estate and construction disputes, as well as banking and insolvency matters, and
Charles Russell Speechlys advised Qareeb Data Centres, a Middle East-based edge data centre operator, in connection with its strategic partnership with Bahraini telecommunications company Batelco by Beyon, to develop Bahrain’s first-ever edge data centre.
Dentons advised Citi, Dubai Islamic Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, KFH Capital, Mashreq, Sohar International Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, in connection with their role as joint lead managers on the issuance, by Energy Development
Freshfields advised Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) on a €250 million term financing for JSC Uzbekneftegaz (UNG), an Uzbekistan’s state-owned natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons producer. The financing falls within the broader context of
DLA Piper has advised Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (PWP) in connection with the development and procurement of the Misfah and Duqm Independent Power Projects (IPPs). In particular, the firm supported PWP on legal
