International law firm Clyde & Co has hired senior corporate and commercial lawyer Anas Alswailem (pictured) as a partner in its Middle East and Africa (MEA) Region. Alswailem will be based in the firm’s Riyadh office and is joining Clyde & Co’s Global Corporate & Advisory practice. With over two decades of experience, Alswailem is a […]
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International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (“BCLP”) has appointed Jennifer Csik Hutchens as a partner in their Corporate & Finance Transactions Department and the new global head of health care. Hutchens will lead the firm’s cross-sectional practice across the health care industry, covering transactions, risk management, and litigation. She will be based in BCLP’s […]
Dentons Zaanouni Law Firm has created a new Media, Entertainment, and Sports department and has appointed Malek Badri as its Partner and Head of Practice. Malek Badri is an experienced lawyer with a broad practice that covers Sports & Gaming, Art, Media & Entertainment, and Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation. He is well-known for his […]
Al Tamimi & Company relocates to new premises in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”), as part of their KSA growth plans. The move will see the firm in Al Khobar shift to a bigger office space in order to accommodate their growing team. The office in Abdulhadi Al Hugayet Tower is located […]
Deal & transactions
Energy & Trading
United Arab Emirates
Beeah, Masdar and Veolia to operate Sharjah Waste to Energy
Beeah Group, the Middle East’s sustainability and digitalisation expert, Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s clean energy company, and Veolia Near & Middle East, the providers of optimised resource management, have formed a joint venture to operate and maintain the Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant – the region’s first of its kind at commercial-scale. The facility, owned by Beeah Group […]
Shalakany has successfully defended its client, a hotel operator, in a court case brought against the client before an Egyptian court. The dispute stems from a hotel management agreement and involved allegations of contractual breach with claims for substantial compensation. The case was filed at court in October 2022. Shalakany managed to secure a favourable decision […]
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to Sky Ports (under incorporation) (“Sky Ports” and the “Concessionaire”) in connection with the negotiating, reviewing and drafting of concession agreement entered with the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (“SCZone” and the “Grantor”), dated 15 November 2022, for the purpose of designing, constructing, managing, […]
Deal & transactions
Industrial
United Arab Emirates
Emirates Global Aluminium and ITOCHU to explore joint projects
Emirates Global Aluminium (“EGA”) and ITOCHU Corporation of Japan signed an agreement to explore joint projects in the UAE, which would advance the goals of the UAE’s Operation 300 billion industrial growth strategy. The two companies have agreed to explore expanding their long-termed cooperation to leverage both industrial capabilities in opportunities that complement EGA’s existing […]
Deal & transactions
Other
Transport
Asafo & Co. advised Forafric in its acquisition into Groupe Sahel
Asafo & Co. advised Moroccan miller Forafric Global (“Forafric”) on its acquisition of a controlling interest in Groupe Sahel, a major cereal industry producer in the Sahel region. Forafric is the leader in flour milling in Morocco, under the MayMouna and Tria brands. Building on its current strong market position with two logistics platforms and […]
Deal & transactions
Food & Beverage
Other
ECCBC acquires Morocco-based Atlas Bottling from Diana Holding
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (“ECCBC”), a bottler of The Coca-Cola Company in North and West Africa, has reached an agreement, through its Moroccan subsidiaries, to acquire the bottler of Coca-Cola in the northern and eastern regions of Morocco, Atlas Bottling Company, with its majority shareholder Diana Holding and certain minority shareholders. This transaction is in […]
