The shareholders of two of UAE Islamic insurance companies, Dubai-based Dar Al Takaful (DAT) and Abu Dhabi-based Watania, voted in favor of a merger that will result in the creation of the UAE’s largest
March 1, 2022, SHUAA Partners Acquisition Corp I (“The Company”) priced its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units, at a price of USD 10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of
International law firm Habib Al Mulla & Partners, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, has advised Ghassan Aboud Group, a UAE based multi-business conglomerate, on a partnership agreement with AD Ports Group, the
Akin Gump has advised Capital Investments (DIFC) and Capital Investments and Brokerage Company / Jordan as the sole structuring agent and manager, respectively, in respect of Capital Bank of Jordan’s inaugural $100 million Reg S perpetual
TruKKer, a Saudi-headquartered digital freight network, has successfully completed its Series B equity and debt funding round. The investors in the fundraising included ADQ, Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company and Riyadh-based venture capital fund STV,
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a Shariah compliant financial institution, has provided structured Islamic financing of GBP 20 million to Urbium Capital Partners (UCP) for their acquisition of a Sainsbury’s store in Edinburgh, Scotland. The
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Abu Dhabi-based Sweihan PV Power Company (SPPC) on the issuance of its US$700.8 million 3.625% senior secured amortizing green project bonds due 2049. The bonds are governed
Abu Dhabi investment firm Chimera Capital, a subsidiary of Chimera Investments, which is part of Royal Group, has successfully closed its second venture capital fund at USD 10 billion. The new fund, Alpha Wave Ventures II,
GLA & Company, a regional law firm based in the Middle East, has officially launched its Dubai office making it the firm’s first office in the United Arab Emirates. The newly launched office will
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright – acting as US federal securities, New York, English and UAE law legal counsel – has advised the underwriters, led by Citi, HSBC and MUFG, in connection with the issuance by
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