Legal Deals

Legal Deals

RAK Ceramics advised by Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells has advised on the sale of 30.6 percent of the shares in RAK Ceramics, the world’s largest manufacturer of ceramic tiles. The deal closed on 15 June 2014. The shares were sold by Sheikh...

Clifford Chance advises Republic of Senegal

Clifford Chance has advised the Republic of Senegal on its inaugural CFA100 billion (approximately USD200 million) sukuk issuance, thefirst major sukuk issuance by a sovereign in Africa. The first of its kind deal intends to enable...

Dentons’ advisory role

Dentons announced that it has advised Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) and Senaat on their recent USD1.3 billion refinancing. The transaction is one of the largest to have closed in the UAE this year and involves an...

In Brief

Clifford Chance advised on the United Kingdom's inaugural £200 million sukuk issuance. Clifford Chance has advised HSBC Bank plc in its role as structuring bank and Barwa Bank, CIMB, HSBC Bank plc, National Bank of Abu Dhabi...

Latham & Watkins’ latest deals

Latham & Watkins has advised Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) on the acquisition of a 50 per cent interest in the Jabal Sayid Copper Project in Saudi Arabia from Barrick Gold CorporationMa’aden announced on July 13,...

WFZO advised by Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells has advised on the establishment and launch of the World Free Zones Organization ("WFZO"). Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and...

Latham & Watkins advises Etisalat

Latham & Watkins advised Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (“Etisalat”) –as guarantor– and White Falcon Finance Company Limited –as borrower– on a €3.15 billion multicurrency loan facility which will be used to acquire Vivendi SA’s 53 per cent...

Simmons & Simmons to advise Kyrgyzstan on Sukuk and Takaful

(L to R) – Muneer Khan and H.E. Tayirbek Sarpashev Simmons & Simmons and the Kyrgyz Republic have signed a ground-breaking agreement to provide consultancy services for the development of laws and regulations, supporting the introduction of...

MAF advised by Dentons

Dentons has advised Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC on the update of its USD2,000,000,000 Global Medium Term Note Programme  (the GMTN Programme) and USD1,000,000,000 Trust Certificate Issuance Programme, both completed on 29 April. Dentons also advised...

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