King & Spalding has promoted four new partners, one in Abu Dhabi, Almiro Clere, and three in Dubai, Sayf Shuqair, Dounia Mansour, and Sunandini Das all effective on 1st of January 2025. The profiles Almiro Clere (
Clyde & Co is seeing its presence grow in Saudi Arabia through the promotions to the rank of partner of Andrew Archer (upper left), Brendan Molck (bottom left), and Will Cadwaladr (upper right), and through
Senior in-house counsel for Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Michael Schweppe (pictured) has advised his company on non-swiss law aspects of its acquisition of a minority stake in Sauber, a Formula 1 team owned by Audi. NKF,
Asar has advised National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) on the acquisition of 51% of shares, a controlling stake, in Upayments, itself advised by Meysan. The deal was announced last February (here the news). Asar provided comprehensive
A&O Shearman has advised the creditors’ committee to Emirates Hospitals Group (EHG), a multi-specialty Emirati healthcare provider, in connection with an AED 3.5bn (c. USD 950 million) debt restructuring. The restructuring was implemented under
Tariq Khan (pictured) joins M&Co as the new head of international arbitration, leaving his role as registrar of the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre in Hyderabad, an organization of which he has been
White & Case has advised the unitranche and revolving lenders of the software investment firm Thoma Bravo on its acquisition of a majority stake in USU Product Business, an IT management solutions provider. White &
Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle has promoted Mohannad El-Murtadi Suleiman (pictured) to partner in its Dubai office. The profile Mr. Mohannad El-Murtadi Suleiman becomes a partner in the firm’s Dubai office. He joined
Linklaters has advised OQ Base Industries (OQBI) on its IPO on the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX). The firm also advised OQBI’s shareholder, OQ (as selling shareholder), the energy and investment holding company owned by
Baker McKenzie has represented the joint-bookrunners and joint-underwriters, HSBC Saudi Arabia and EFG Hermes KSA, in the regulation S initial public offering (IPO) of United International Holding Company (UIHC) on the main market of the
