Riyadh Al Najjar, PwC Saudi Arabia country senior partner and Middle East transformation management leader, has been elected as Chairman of the Middle East Board effective 1 July 2022. On his appointment, the newly selected Chairman, Riyadh
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Naji Hawayek named Head of Corporate, Middle East at Clyde &
Clyde & Co has appointed UAE based partner Naji Hawayek (pictured) to head its corporate and M&A practice in the Middle East. The announcement came on a LinkedIn post shared by Hawayek saying:”
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Baker McKenzie: EFG Hermes and valU in two transactions in
Baker McKenzie has advised EFG Hermes and its buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech platform, valU for consumer finance (valU), on two planned strategic ttransactions. The first of which is the acquisition by valU of a stake
DLA Piper enters into a new partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) that will see the two organisations working collaboratively to develop innovative responses to the global refugee crisis, enhance refugee integration and advocate
Egyptian Belgian Co. for Industrial Investments (“Egybelg”) has sold some of its assets to Savola Foods Limited, a subsidiary of the Saudi-listed Savola Group, a strategic investment holding company with focus on the food and
Baker McKenzie has successfully advised a consortium of financial investors led by Amethis and included SPE AIF I (SPE Capital) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), on the acquisition of a 95% stake of
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White & Case: Sweihan PV Power Company issues green project
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
Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie’s Cairo office, has recently advised Pioneers Properties for Urban Development on a real estate securitization transaction. The total value of the securitization bond program is EGP 3 billion divided
