Ashraf Abdelhamid (pictured) has been promoted to CEO, Group Legal at the esteemed National Bank of Egypt (NBE). With his new role, Abdelhamid assumes leadership of the legal function within NBE in Egypt and on
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United Arab Emirates
Mubadala Capital buys majority stake in Fortress Investment Group
With the legal guidance of a cross-border team from Shearman & Sterling, Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company’s asset management subsidiary, Mubadala Capital, and Fortress Investment Group have announced their definitive agreements to acquire a 90.01%
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United Arab Emirates
Etihad Rail and DHL establish JV to optimize UAE’s Supply Chain
Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, has entered into a 20-year partnership agreement with DHL Global Forwarding, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, to establish a joint venture
MAG interviewed the professor, an expert in the transformation of the legal profession: «Systems will take over tasks that in the past could only be done by humans» by giuseppe salemme Oxford, 1983. Richard Susskind, a 22
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to National Paints Holdings (“NPH”) in connection with its mandatory tender offer (“MTO”) which resulted in NPH’s acquisition of approximately 81% of the total issued
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) Arbitration Group has successfully secured a favorable CRCICA arbitral award for The Producers Films, an Egyptian market pioneer in the film & media production industry, against one of the top
Dentons, the international law firm, has bolsters its presence in Saudi Arabia with the recent addition of two experienced legal consultants, Edward Rose (pictured left) and Guy Danalis (pictured right), both formerly of Jones Day.
Herbert Smith Freehills has promoted Dubai-based senior associate, Anna Szyndler (pictured), to Of Counsel. Szyndler’s promotion was announced alongside 35 other new counsel across the firm’s offices in Asia, Australia, AMEA and UK.&
Linklaters has appointed retired banking/restructuring lawyer, Christian Saunders (pictured) as a senior consultant in the Middle East Banking practice. With over 20 years of experience, Saunders’ practice focuses on advising creditors, corporates, and other stakeholders
DP World Trade Finance has appointed Karim El Tantawi (pictured) as the new Head of Legal. With over 13 years of experience in the legal field, El Tantawi brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to
