Legal Deals

Legal Deals

Norton Rose Fulbright advises IDB

Following an earlier USD1.5 billion drawdown in March 2014, Norton Rose Fulbright has again advised Islamic Development Bank on its USD1.5 billion 2.111 per cent Trust Certificates due 2019 issued under its USD10 billion Trust Certificate...

CC advises Safi IPP in Morocco

A legal team consisting of lawyers from six offices of Clifford Chance have advised sponsors GDF Suez, Nareva and Mitsui on an 18-year financing of a USD2.6 billion, 1,386 MW (gross) ultra-supercritical coal-fired independent power project (IPP)...

Allen & Overy advises on Luxembourg’s first sukuk

Following a burst of activity in the sukuk market, Allen & Overy has advised on three debut Islamic bond issues from non-Islamic sovereigns. Luxembourg, following Hong Kong and South Africa, is the latest, to bring a...

Latham & Watkins advised Uyoun Al-Raed Commercial Co.

The Law Office of Salman M. Al-Sudairi in association with Latham & Watkins represented Uyoun Al-Raed Commercial Company Limited on a SAR1.97 billion murabaha financing. The Latham team consisted of partner Salman Al-Sudairi, counsel Amar Meher...

TLA Represents Valoris Capital in Citruss TV Investment

The law firm of Tribonian Law Advisors (TLA) announced that it represented Valoris Capital (“Valoris”) in the acquisition of a stake in Citruss TV, the leading multi-channel home shopping business in the Middle East and North...

Firm advises The National Shipping Company

Latham & Watkins advised JPMorgan, Samba Financial Group and Saudi British Bank, as Mandated Lead Arrangers, in connection with a SAR3.2 billion murabaha bridge financing for The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri). The financing...

Hogan Lovells advises on inaugural Senegal Sukuk

Hogan Lovells advised the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and Citi, represented by Citibank Senegal S.A. as arrangers, on the inaugural USD 200 million sukuk offering by the State of Senegal,...

Morgan Lewis advises Intergas Central Asia

Intergas Central Asia (ICA), the operator of Kazakhstan’s national natural gas pipeline system, has completed a successful consent solicitation in respect of its outstanding USD600 million 6.375 per cent Notes due 2017. ICA solicited consents from...

In Brief (October 2014)

1) Slaughter and May advised Mothercare on the deal, alongside NY-based Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, which advised on the US aspects, while Hogan Lovells advised HSBC, JPMorgan Cazenove and Numis Securities as joint bookrunners and...

Allen & Overy advises Samena Capital

Allen & Overy announced that it has advised Samena Capital on the acquisition of 30.58 per cent of the share capital of RAK Ceramics PJSC (RAK Ceramics) from His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qassimi,...

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