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Clifford Chance represents MAF

The Dubai office of Clifford Chance has advised Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC and Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC on the tap issuance by MAF Global Securities Limited of USD300 million 4.75 per cent per annum...

Landmark OW Bunker ruling in UAE

UAE Federal Supreme Court decides that physical suppliers of bunkers have no right to recourse against Owners/Charterers In the first decision on the issue from the most senior court in the country, the UAE Federal Supreme...

Meysan Partners advises NBK on latest rights issue

Meysan Partners has advised National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the Middle East’s largest regional bank, on the issuance of new shares representing circa KWD 137,000,000. The latest issuance will enhance the bank’s capital base and is...

Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla Advises on acquisition

Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla has advised Chedid Capital Holding, a regional insurance and reinsurance group, on its acquisition of 75 per cent of Al Manara Insurance Services Co Ltd Sharjah, an insurance brokerage firm...

Hogan Lovells advises on UAE Community Deal

Hogan Lovells has advised Eltizam Asset Management Group on the merger of its subsidiary Three60 Communities, with Novus Community Management. The new company also acquired the assets of Premium Community Management. The deal creates the UAE’s...

DLA Piper advises on landmark enforcement decision in KSA

DLA Piper’s Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations team has advised a telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration that has resulted in a landmark enforcement decision in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The decision follows the passing of...

Meysan Partners latest’ deals

Meysan Partners advised on the Gulf Bank issuance of the KWD100,000,000 Tier 2 Capital Bonds which is the first for the bank since 2007. The issuance will enhance the bank’s capital base in line with Basel...

Conyers represents DP World

The Dubai office of Conyers Dill & Pearman advised DP World on the recent establishment of a sukuk program comprising up to USD3 billion of sukuk certificates to be listed on the Nasdaq Dubai securities exchange...

Firms act on FGB and NBAD merger

Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have advised on the creation of the largest bank in the Middle East and North Africa region. The bank will be created following the merger of First Gulf Bank...

NBK Partners represented by Morgan Lewis

NBK Capital Partners was advised by the firm in the launch of its second MENA focused mezzanine fund, created to provide capital to middle-market companies. Morgan Lewis has advised NBK Capital Partners, the alternative investment management...

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