HFW advises NewLead Holding
A team of HFW lawyers has advised NewLead Holding Ltd in relation to the recent delivery of five bitumen tankers to NewLead’s fleet, the "Captain Nikolas I", the "Nepheli", the "Sofia", the "Ioli" and the "Katerina...
- Mishcon de Reya expands into UAE with Dubai office opening
- Fraser Dawson returns to Addleshaw Goddard to boost Abu Dhabi corporate practice
- Dentons adds Christopher Neal and Selman Ansari to Dubai corporate practice
- Gateley Middle East appoints Renan Ozturk as partner and head of tax
- Middle East expert and former US State Department official joins Squire Patton Boggs
- Gowling WLG enhances Middle East TMT capabilities with Christine Khoury appointment
- Winston Taylor completes landmark transatlantic law firm combination
Legal Deals
Dentons’ latest deals
Dentons has advised Total on its bid for an interest in the new 40 year Abu Dhabi onshore oil concession, known as the new ADCO onshore concession. The first stakeholder to be awarded a concession interest...
Meysan Partners advises Talabat.com
Meysan Partners has advised the shareholders of online food takeaway market leader Talabat.com on its acquisition for USD170m by German e-commerce group, Rocket Internet AG. This is the first deal completed by Meysan Partners since the...
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...
