Global law firm Clyde & Co has established a collaborative office in Cairo, Egypt. The new firm Barakat Maher & Partners Advocates & Legal Consultants, will operate in association with Clyde & Co. The Cairo
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Transport
ZH&P advises Global Auto in establishing a JV with Contact Financial
Global Auto, the official and authorised distributor of BMW and MINI in Egypt, in entering into a joint venture and operating agreements with Contact Financial Holding to provide consumer financial services to end clients. This
Banking & Finance
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Riad & Riad and Fintech Buddy Saudi Arabia join forces
Fintech Buddy Saudi Arabia, a one-stop shop platform that provides professional services for startups and foreign companies (sponsored by The Law Firm of Nasreen Alissa), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Riad & Riad
Baker McKenzie Switzerland, in conjunction with legal representatives from London, Madrid, Rome and Riyadh offices of Baker McKenzie, provided counsel to Enagás and Fluxys for the purchase of additional shares in Trans Adriatic Pipeline (“
Venture Capital funding in Egypt maintained its growing path for the fifth consecutive year, rising by 3% to USD517M in 2022, without reporting any MEGA deal. Egypt is quickly becoming an attractive destination for venture investment,
Deal & transactions
TMT
United Arab Emirates
Zero&One signs a strategic collaboration agreement with AWS
Zero&One has recently signed a long-term regional partnership agreement with Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) to further their commitment to supporting clients across the MENA region in their transition to the cloud.
Al Tamimi & Company has appointed Nicholas Watson (pictured right) as partner and regional Head of its Corporate Commercial department. With over 25 years of international law firm experience, Watson has spent the majority of his
Banking & Finance
Egypt
Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences
B Investments and TSFE invest in Egypt’s healthcare sector
The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (“TSFE”) through its healthcare and pharmaceutical industries Subfund (“TSFE Healthcare & Pharma Subfund”) and B Investments Holding (“B Investments”), BPE Partners’ flagship investment vehicle, have signed an agreement to
From MENA to the WORLD The legal system in Libya has historically been influenced by Ottoman, French, Italian, and Egyptian sources. It is based on a combination of Islamic law, civil law, and tribal law.
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Egypt
Opinions
United Arab Emirates
Mohamed Elmogy on elevating MENA’s in-house legal community
With Suzan Taha Mohamed Elmogy (“Mogy”) has recently been appointed as the Board Director for ACC MENA. LegalcommunityMENA had the opportunity to interview Mogy regarding how his new role aims to serve the in-house
