White & Case advised Safco Ventures on a $141.9 million combined debt and equity raise for the design, construction, and operation of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. This will be the first
Clyde & Co advised Zurich Insurance Group on its acquisition of American International Group’s (AIG) global personal travel insurance and assistance business, including Travel Guard. The business will operate as Zurich Cover-Moreand relocate its
Gabriel Olufemi (pictured) has been promoted to partner at Dentons after having worked five years as senior associate at the firm. He is based in Doha. The profile Gabriel Olufemi has been working in the
Zaki Hashem advised Aman Holding on two upcoming securitization bond issuances on behalf of its subsidiaries, Aman Consumer Finance and Aman Microfinance. The total value of these issuances is expected to range between 2.5 and 3 billion
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Aldar acquires AED 2.3b RE property: the advisors
Baker McKenzie assisted Aldar, an Abu Dhabi-based real estate developer, in the acquisition of an AED 2.3 billion commercial office and retail tower from H&H Development. The tower is in the Dubai International Financial
Baker McKenzie advised the Savola Group, a strategic investment holding group in the food and retail sectors, in executing three interlinked transactions. These transactions include a SAR 6 billion rights issue, a capital reduction and the
Ashurst has appointed Maha Osman (pictured) as a partner in its Corporate practice, based in Dubai. The hire is part of the firm’s efforts to expand its private capital practice in the Middle East
Zaki Hashem advised Oliv Finance, in obtaining the first financing fintech company license granted by the Financial Regulatory Authority. The team The Zaki Hashem team was led by partners Helal El Hossary (pictured left), head
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (MBH) advised a syndicate of banks comprising the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), the Commercial International Bank (CIB Egypt), and the Arab African International Bank (AAIB) in connection with a syndicated
Clyde & Co has been appointed as the legal advisor to the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) on its Gig Economy Sandbox initiative. This project, launched under the Dubai Sandbox initiative, aims to boost innovation and
