Legal Deals

Legal Deals

Linklaters advises Tunisian government

Linklaters has advised the Tunisian government on the country’s debut unassisted international bond, which raised USD1 billion in an oversubscribed offering. The issuance is the first international sale of Tunisian government debt since the Arab Spring...

In Brief – March 2015

Arthur Cox, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have scooped the lead roles as construction giants Holcim and Lafarge sell off assets ahead of their €40bn merger. Arthur Cox client CRH is acquiring...

Hong Kong government’s USD1 billion Sukuk wins awards

The Hong Kong government’s inaugural Sukuk under the Government bond programme has won the following awards – Best Islamic Financing Deal of the Year in FinanceAsia Achievement Awards and Best Sovereign Bond in GlobalCapital Asia/Asiamoney Regional...

Clifford Chance advises DP World

Clifford Chance is advising DP World Limited (DP World) on the proposed acquisition of Economic Zones World FZE (EZW) from Port and Free Zone World FZE (PFZW) for total cash consideration of USD2.6 billion, subject to...

Trowers & Hamlins advises Jordan

Together with Navigant, Mapstone and Tractebel Engineering, international law firm Trowers & Hamlins is pleased to have advised the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase...

In brief – February 2015

Debevoise & Plimpton, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Slaughter and May have played key advisory roles on the USD4.2bn sale of insurance giant Catlin Group to XL Group.Skadden handled both the UK and US...

Ince & Co advises Bahri

Ince & Co has advised The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) in relation to the transfer of 20 tanker vessels from Vela International Marine Limited (Vela) as part of the largest merger in the...

Firms advise John Laing Group

Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have stepped up to advise as infrastructure investor John Laing Group announces plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. The company, which was initially listed in 1953 but taken...

Latham & Watkins advises Saudi Arabian Mining Company

The Law Office of Salman M. Al-Sudairi in association with Latham & Watkins LLP advised the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) on a USD1.5 billion (SAR5.6 billion) rights issue with an offering price of SAR23 per...

Kingspan Group advised by Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co has advised Kingspan Group on the acquisition of PAL Middle East. Kingspan Group, a global leader in high performance building materials and a publicly listed company, adds to its existing operations in the...

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