In Brief – March 2014
A group of firms including Davis Polk and Willkie Farr & Gallagher advised on a £27bn (USD45bn) all-stock deal to combine the two biggest cable providers in the US. Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison and...
- 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
Firms advise Guardian Media Group
Freshfields has advised the Guardian Media Group in its £600m sale of a 50.1 per cent stake in Trader Media Group (TMG) to Apax Partners. Corporate partner Simon Marchant led the deal to sell its remaining...
In Brief – February 2014
Mayer Brown is advising on the USD1.2bn restructuring and USD133m sale of ATP Oil & Gas UK to Alpha Petroleum, the UK subsidiary of private equity house Petroleum Equity. The firm has been advising the bankrupt...
Eversheds assists Kahramaa
Eversheds has worked with Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) on a 25-year water supply deal with Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC) worth 500 million USD which reached financial close in Doha on 9...
Foot Anstey seals care home deal
Islamic Finance specialists at premier regional law firm Foot Anstey have recently advised Shari’ah-compliant investment advisory firm 90 North Real Estate Partners LLP on their £40million acquisition of ten care homes on behalf of a Middle...
TLA advises The Investment Dar
Tribonian Law Advisors (“TLA”) acted as lead counsel to The Investment Dar K.S.C. (“TID” or the “Company”) in a transaction that involved a USD1.2 billion settlement in kind with just under a third of its creditors...
Mediclinic advised by DLA Piper
DLA Piper has advised Mediclinic Middle East on its purchase of two Dubai-based pathology laboratories from Medical Solutions FZ LLC (MedSol). Mediclinic bought the facilities for a cash consideration of AED95 million (USD25.8 million) as part...
CMS advises Masraf Al Rayan Q.S.C.
CMS in London is advising Masraf Al Rayan Q.S.C. (“MAR”), one of the leading banks in Qatar and one of the largest Islamic banks in the world, on its recommended takeover offer for Islamic Bank of...
Clifford Chance advises on an inaugural Sukuk programme
Clifford Chance advises the arrangers and dealers on the establishment of a USD2 billion trust certificate issuance programme by Ooredoo Q.S.C. and the inaugural issuance of USD1.25 billion of trust certificates thereunder The Dubai office of...
Ashurst advises Serco
Ashurst initially advised Serco, the UK FTSE 250 company, on the negotiations for the initial contract for the operation and maintenance of the Dubai Metro (the “Concession”) which was signed back in March 2008 and have...
