Trowers & Hamlins has relocated partner and Head of India Desk Debopam Dutta to Dubai to expand its Banking and Finance practice in the UAE and strengthen cross-border capabilities across the Middle East, India, and
Nokia has appointed Emiliano Berti (pictured) as Lead Counsel with global responsibility for its Microwave Radio (MWR) division, effective 1 April 2026. The move places one of the company’s most experienced in-house lawyers
Clifford Chance has advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on its subscription into a MAD 1 billion bond issuance by the Casablanca-Settat region — the first bond ever issued by a Moroccan regional authority.
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Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Dentons advises AD Ports on AED 650m warehouses sale to
Dentons has advised AD Ports Group on the sale of three warehouses in KEZAD Logistics Park, Abu Dhabi, to Aldar for AED 650 million (US$177 million), marking the second disposal under AD Ports Group's 2026 asset optimisation
White & Case advised PKO Bank Hipoteczny on its € 500 million issuance of mortgage covered bonds due 22 April 2031. The covered bonds, currently listed on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, were issued on 22 April 2026,
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advised Rawas National Investment Holding on the establishment of a copper materials manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. Rawas will implement the investment through a joint venture with Chinese copper manufacturer Hailiang
Dentons has advised oil and gas exploration and production company Mitsui E&P Middle East (MEPME), a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co, on the sale of its 35% non-operated interest in Block 27 in the Sultanate
Ashurst officialised the appointment of eighteen new partners globally, effective from May 1st 2026. The lineup includes Raquel Tarancon Plata (pictured), promoted to the partnership in the firm’s Abu Dhabi office. Qualified in Abu Dhabi,
Clifford Chance advised the joint lead managers on OCP’s USD 1 billion 5.25 year non-call reset subordinated notes and USD 500 million 10.25 year non-call reset subordinated notes. OCP is a fertiliser company active in the extraction, production
Addleshaw Goddard has promoted seventeen lawyers to partner in its 2026 round. The appointments include Dubai-based James Whittam (pictured), in force within the firm’s corporate finance practice. Whittam advises corporates, financial institutions and private equity
