Legal Deals

Legal Deals

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...

Firms advise on landmark Egyptian Islamic financing

Clifford Chance and Matouk Bassiouny have together advised Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Banque Audi, Banque Misr, as Senior Mandated Lead Arrangers, and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), as Mezzanine Mandated...

Deals In Brief

DLA Piperhas advised DAS Real Estate in a deal with hotel operator Langham Hospitality Group which will see the development of the brand's first Middle East property. DAS Real Estate will develop and manage the 323-room...

Allen & Overy advises Dnata

Allen & Overy LLP has advised Dnata on the sale of a majority stake in Mercator to Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm headquartered in New York. Mercator is a leading provider of software and...

Firm advises on Arabian Cemet IPO in Egypt

Norton Rose Fulbright is acting as international transaction counsel in relation to the announced initial public offering in Egypt and international institutional offering of Arabian Cement Company (ACC) on The Egyptian Exchange. EFG Hermes and CI...

Gibson Dunn advises on NPS acquisition

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP represented a consortium led by Fajr Capital in the USD500 million+ acquisition of Dubai-based National Petroleum Services.  The deal is expected to close in Q2 of 2014. The GCC-based consortium, which...

Emirates NBD advised on million dollar loan facility

Dentons has advised banking group Emirates NBD on a USD90.5 million term loan facility to Abu Dhabi-based investment company Centurion Investments. The loan was to finance Centurion's acquisition of CSH Investment, a leading regional healthcare group...

Firm advises on acquistion of ME food brands

A cross-border team of lawyers from Trowers & Hamlins' Oman, Dubai and London offices has advised Matrah Cold Stores LLC, an Oman-incorporated distribution company trading as Enhance, on its acquisition of the Middle East-wide Diamond and...

Deals In Brief

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are advising on Saga’s planned USD3 million IPO, which is set to be the largest public offer of shares since the privatisation of Royal Mail. Freshfields is advising new client Saga on...

Baker & McKenzie advises Hanco and Alliance Holding Company

Legal Advisors in association with Baker & McKenzie has advised Hanco, as part of a consortium, on the USD163.35 million acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Byrne Investments from Dubai-based Havenvest Private Equity Middle...

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