The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (“TSFE”) has established a Joint Venture with Etisalat Egypt by e& to launch the new company Erada Microfinance with the goal
Tags :sx3
Deal & transactions
TMT
United Arab Emirates
Latham & Watkins advises on BioNTech’s acquisition of InstaDeep
Latham & Watkins has provided legal counsel to Chimera Abu Dhabi in the sale of its investment in InstaDeep, a global technology company in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning, to BioNTech. The
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Energy & Trading
Apex acquires and finances concessions in Egypt’s western desert
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Apex International Energy (“Apex”) on its acquisition of interests in four concessions in the Western Desert region of Egypt from IEOC Production (“IEOC”), a subsidiary of Eni. Apex International Energy
Global law firm White & Case has advised Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Saudi Aramco”) on its heads of agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec”) to build a refinery and petrochemical project in Gulei
Shahid Law Firm has successfully secured a win in the appeal court for its client, MBC Group, in the dispute against actor Mohamed Ramadan. The court amended the judgement, raising the compensation to be
Deal & transactions
Egypt
Energy & Trading
AMEA Power secures USD1.1B Wind and Solar Energy deal in Egypt
Renewable energy company AMEA Power has achieved the financial close to deliver 1GW of renewable energy projects in Egypt. The landmark 500MW wind and 500MW solar projects, represent USD1.1 billion of investment into the Egyptian
Banking & Finance
News
United Arab Emirates
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum expands its services to Abu
Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum leverages its oversubscribed USD 90m Series B to expand internationally into Abu Dhabi’s high-growth crypto-hub. The bank “has received an in-principle approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market’
Education
IPOs
United Arab Emirates
Taaleem raises AED750 million in IPO with oversubscribed offering
Taaleem Holdings, the K-12 premium education providers in the UAE with a portfolio consisting of 26 schools, has successfully completed the book building and public subscription process for its Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on the
Al Tamimi & Company has established a new Advocacy Unit and appointed partner David Holloway (pictured) as its head. The creation of the new unit has come in response to the increase in English language
Deal & transactions
Food & Beverage
United Arab Emirates
Gulf Capital sells Chef Middle East to Nasdaq-listed food distributor
Gulf Capital, the private equity and growth capital investor in the GCC and Southeast Asia, has successfully completed the sale of 100% of Chef Middle East (“Chef ME”), the GCC’s premier foodservice distribution
