Helmy, Hamza & Partners, Baker McKenzie Cairo office, acted as legal counsel to Banque Misr and Commercial International Bank Egypt (“CIB”) as lenders in connection with a real estate financing to Sixth of October Development and...
Karm Legal Consultants has announced that its client, Comera Pay has successfully obtained licenses under both Retail Payment Services Card Schemes Regulation (RPSCS) and Stored Value Facility Regulation (SVF) from the Central Bank of the UAE....
Gibson Dunn advised global asset manager BlackRock on its acquisition of a minority ownership stake in the Saudi Bahrain Pipeline Company (SBPC) from Bapco Energies, the integrated energy company leading the energy transition in the Kingdom...
Baker McKenzie has successfully advised a consortium of investors on its strategic acquisition of Tamweely Microfinance S.A.E (“Tamweely”), Egypt’s premier non-banking financial services provider, specializing in serving micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The consortium signed...
Baker McKenzie has acted as legal counsel to Sunset Hospitality Group (“SHG”), a leading multinational lifestyle hospitality group with an extensive portfolio of hospitality, entertainment and F&B destinations, on its acquisition of a majority interest in...
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised the owners of Astro Offshore (“Astro Offshore”) on the sale of an 80 per cent stake in the business for USD185m to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (“APSEZ”),...
A cross-office King & Spalding team recently advised Franklin Templeton Investments (Middle East) Limited on the launch of two open-ended umbrella funds in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and seven separate sub-funds. Each of the...
Simmons & Simmons has announced its role in advising Al Rayan Investment L.L.C., Lesha Bank LLC, and The First Investor Q.S.C.C., in their capacities as Joint Lead Managers on the successful issuance of QAR 500,000,000 in...
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a syndicate of 14 banks on a cross-border EUR350 million corporate facility to Beko plc. The syndicated term loan facility was coordinated and arranged by Emirates NBD Capital Limited as Initial...
Trowers & Hamlins, has advised Ahli United Bank (UK) on its conversion from a conventional bank to a fully compliant Islamic bank, the conversion being the first of its kind in the UK banking industry. AUBUK’s...
