OSN sought Dentons’ sports and media practices team’s advice on its bid to secure media rights for the MENA region to broadcast cricket matches organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The cricket matches span between...
Scatec Solar was advised by Eversheds on a joint venture to construct and operate three solar energy projects in Jordan. Norweigian company Scatec Solar and its Jordanian partners, Quest Energy Investment LLC, European Jordanian Renewable Energy...
Clifford Chance is counselling DP World Limited on the propounded acquisition of Economic Zones World FZE (EZW) from Port and Free Zone World FZE (PFZW). The transaction is worth USD2.6 billion and is subject to adjustments...
In Brief: -HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss bank UBS and US banks JP Morgan Chase, Citibank and Bank of America were fined with regard to penalties from the FCA at the end of a 13-month...
Denton has advised the National Bank of Oman on the establishment of a listed and rated USD600 million Euro Medium Term Note programme, and the debut issue of USD500 million 3.125 per cent Notes (due 2019)....
Norton Rose Fulbright advised the Government of Hong Kong on its inaugural Sukuk. The Sukuk, with an issuance size of USD1 billion and a tenor of five years, marks the world’s first USD denominated Sukuk originated...
Global law firm Reed Smith has represented leading health and life insurance provider, Green Crescent Insurance Company (GCIC), in a strategic alliance with AXA. The alliance involves insurance of the subscription of convertible loan notes by...
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...
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)...
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...
