The first edition of Legalcommunity MENA Awards is fast approaching. The event will be taking place in Cario, at Hilton Cairo Heliopolis Hotel, on the 21st of December. The award ceremony will
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to Sky Ports (under incorporation) (“Sky Ports” and the “Concessionaire”) in connection with the negotiating, reviewing and drafting of concession agreement entered with the
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Energy & Trading
MBH with TSFE on Egypt’s Green Energy Framework Agreements
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the Egyptian legal counsel to the TSFE Infrastructure & Utilities Sub Fund (“TSFE”) in connection with the negotiation of framework agreements entered into separately with 9 developers to develop
Banking & Finance
News
United Arab Emirates
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum expands its services to Abu
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum leverages its oversubscribed USD 90m Series B to expand internationally into Abu Dhabi’s high-growth crypto-hub. The bank “has received an in-principle approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market’
Banking & Finance
Saudi Arabia
Transport
Neom invests USD 175M in Urban Air Mobility Company Volocopter
Neom, the smart and sustainable regional development project in northwest Saudi Arabia, has made a USD 175 million Series E investment in Volocopter, the pioneer of Urban Air Mobility. Neom will take a significant equity stake
Deal & transactions
Industrial
Other
Caterpillar West Africa distribution transfered to Jean-Luc Konan
Delmas Investissements et Participations (“DIP”) and the Delmas family have signed a transfer agreement for their Caterpillar dealership activity to a consortium conducted by Ivorian entrepreneur Jean-Luc Konan. Included in the sales is JA Delmas
News
Other
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
ASAR advises on Mandarin Oriental, Kuwait luxury hotel project
ASAR acted as Kuwait legal counsel to Bukhamseen Group Holding (“BGH”) in relation to the development of BGH’s new luxury hotel project in Kuwait, to be known as “Mandarin Oriental, Kuwait”. The Mandarin
IPOs
Other
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Trowers & Hamlins advises on IPO of The Pearl REIF
The Pearl Real Estate Investment Fund (“The Pearl REIF”), the Oman-based Shariah-compliant real estate investment fund has successfully listed on the Muscat Stock Exchange (“MSX”) on 14 November 2022 under the ticker PRFD. The Pearl REIF has
Baraka, a commission-free online brokerage platform based in the Middle East, has raised USD20 million in a Series A funding round, led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures with participation from global investment firm Knollwood. &
The first NFT by a law firm in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has been launched by Al Tamimi & Co. The collection, titled NFTamimi, provides a unique perspective of the region’s
