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...
- John Maciver elected senior partner at Pinsent Masons
- Clyde & Co strengthens global aviation practice with Dubai partner hire
- Kirkland advises Rakiza and Iv3 on acquisition of Oman industrial water utilities platform
- TLA supports Albatha Healthcare’s acquisition of Health First Pharmacy
- CMS delivers strong growth as it unveils next strategic phase
- A&O Shearman advises Masdar on USD6.1 billion financing for landmark solar‑plus‑storage project
- DIFC Courts reports AED10 billion in claims and record caseload in H1 2026
Legal Deals
In Brief (January 2014)
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have secured lead roles in the USD2.5bn IPO of China Cinda Asset Management, Hong Kong’s biggest global offering in 2013. Davis Polk, fielding Hong Kong partners Bonnie Chan...
Norton Rose advises Majid Al Futtaim
Norton Rose Fulbright advised Banque Misr and National Bank of Egypt as the Mandated Lend Arrangers on the EGP 3 billion (approximately USD441 million) syndicated financing for the Mall of Egypt project developed by Majid Al...
Ashurst advises Serco on Al Sufouh tram
Ashurst advised Serco the UK FTSE 250 company on the negotiations for the contract for the operation of the Al Sufouh Tram project in Dubai, which Serco entered into on the 14 September 2013 with the...
Morgan Lewis advises on first corporate Sukuk in Oman
Al Madina Investment has announced the arrangement of the first corporate Sukuk (Islamic bond) in Oman for Tilal Development Company (TDC). The Sukuk has an issue size of OMR50 million and is based on the Ijarah structure. As an obligor in the structure, TDC has registered a special purpose vehicle...
Law firms advise on billion-dollar Novartis deal
According to The Lawyer, Allen & Overy (A&O), Osborne Clarke (OC) and Proskauer Rose have taken mandates advising on the USD1.7bn sale of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis’ transfusion diagnostics unit to Spanish plasma therapies company Grifols. ...
KWM and Latham & Watkins advise Huishang Bank
The Lawyer reported that King & Wood Mallesons and Latham & Watkins are among the firms that have landed roles in the USD1.1bn IPO of Huishang Bank, the third Chinese bank to go public in...
Ashurst advises on first solar energy project in Morocco
As Morocco begins to turn its focus to solar energy, Ashurst has advised ACWA Power on the successful development and financing of the first phase of the Noor solar programme, which reached first disbursement in September. ...
Charles Russell oversees million dollar revolving credit facility
Charles Russell LLP international banking team has advised the banking syndicate on a conventional USD250 million revolving credit facility made available to Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company B.S.C.(c), Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund. The team acted on behalf...
In Brief (International) November 2013
1) Jones Day and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have taken lead roles on the first major Asian investment in Italy’s Serie-A football clubs. FC Internazionale Milano (Inter) and its majority shareholder Internazionale Holding, wholly controlled by...
