Freshfields announced its decision to reform its brand identity. The firm, as stated on Legalcommunity.it, – which is one of the oldest in the world given its origins dating back to 1743 – had changed its name
Scott Hutton (pictured above) has been appointed as Hadef & Partners‘ new partner in the engineering & construction practise. Karim Haidar (pictured below) also joins as an associate in the team. Scott Hutton’s career
Dentons has advised Bank of Sharjah on its issuance of US$500 million notes due 2029. The transaction was completed on 12 September 2024. The issuance received orders of US$1.4 billion and was just under three times oversubscribed. Dentons
DLA Piper has today shared its comprehensive report on the global technology sector, based on feedback from 1,200 industry executives, investors, and government and regulatory officials across North America, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, Africa, and
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a consortium of six banks on the cross-border project financing of the UAE’s new 1,500-megawatt-ac Al Ajban Solar Photovoltaic IPP plant in Abu Dhabi. The project was awarded to
White & Case has advised Estithmar Holding, a Qatar-based conglomerate, on the establishment of its QAR 3.4 billion trust certificate issuance programme and the inaugural issuance of QAR 500 million certificates due 2027 under the programme. White &
Deal & transactions
Linklaters with Brookfield-led consortium on take-private of Network International
Linklaters has advised a Brookfield-led consortium comprised of First Abu Dhabi Bank, Mubadala, ADQ and Olayan on its take-private of Middle East and Africa payments business Network International Holdings, at a value of approx. £2.2 billion,
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised UPL on its joint venture with Masarrah Investment Company (MIC) to set up a manufacturing unit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The transaction is one of the biggest announced
Latham & Watkins cross-border team has advised the underwriters on the closing of a previously announced underwritten public offering by a selling shareholder of Similarweb Ltd. (NYSE: SMWB), a leading digital market intelligence company. The
Partner Martin Kavanagh (pictured), who was previously co-head of the firm’s Africa Group, has been appointed as chair while partners Jean Meijer and Paul Morton have been appointed as the Group’s new co-heads.
