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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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...
Norton Rose Fulbright advises Albaraka Türk on million-dollar sukuk
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Albaraka Türk Katılım Bankası A.Ş. on their issuance of USD350 million Certificates due 2019. The Sukuk, while backed by the credit of Albaraka Türk as obligor, was issued by Bereket Varlık...
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...
