Clyde & Co is expanding its trade mark and patent filing capabilities in the Middle East, with the addition of a new direct filing office in Bahrain. Opened on 9 August 2015, this new office
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Baker & McKenzie Acts for Almarai Company on Gulf’s First Non-Bank Hybrid Sukuk
Baker & McKenzie acted for Almarai Company in respect of their inaugural hybrid sukuk issuance for an amount of SR 1.7 billion (US$ 453.2 million) which successfully closed on 30 September 2013. This was the
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Acts for Saudi Binladin Group on Landmark Sukuk
Baker & McKenzie recently acted for the Saudi Binladin Group in relation to a SAR 1.3 billion (US$347 million) sukuk al-ijara issued by SBG Sukuk Limited as an exempt offering in the Kingdom of Saudi
Read moreBaker & Mckenzie Acts for Saudi Binladin Group on Sar 1 Billion Sukuk
Baker & McKenzie recently acted for the Saudi Binladin Group in relation to a SAR 1 billion (US$267 million) short term sukuk al murabaha issued by SBG Sukuk Limited as an exempt offering in the
Read moreNorton Rose Advises Islamic Development Bank on Update to Its US$6.5 Billion Sukuk Programme
International legal practice Norton Rose Group has advised the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on the update of its US$6.5 billion Sukuk programme. A team from Dubai and London advised on updating the Trust Certificate Issuance
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises The Dow Chemical Company on USD 1.4 Billion Integrated Acrylates Project Financing in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Baker & McKenzie has acted for The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and certain Dow subsidiaries in relation to the USD 1.4 billion Islamic finance facilities made available to Saudi Acrylic Acid Company (SAAC), Saudi Acrylic
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises the Mandated Lead Arrangers on SR 600 Million Murabaha Facility to Al Kifah Group
Baker & McKenzie has advised The National Commercial Bank (NCB), Gulf International Bank B.S.C. (GIB), Samba Financial Group and Banque Saudi Fransi, acting as mandated lead arrangers, in relation to a SR 600 million murabaha
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises Banque Saudi Fransi on London-listed Sukuk Programme
Baker & McKenzie has advised Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) in relation to the establishment and listing of its debut U.S. $2 billion sukuk programme. This is the first sukuk programme established by a Saudi bank
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises Banque Saudi Fransi on First Sukuk Issue
Baker & McKenzie has advised Banque Saudi Fransi, Saudi Arabia’s fifth biggest bank by market capitalization, on its debut USD 750 million 2.947 per cent Trust Certificates due 2017 issued under its USD 2 billion
Read moreShearman & Sterling Advises Lenders on Muharraq Wastewater Project in Bahrain
Shearman & Sterling has advised the lenders: Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), CA CIB, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Natixis on the financing for the Muharraq wastewater project in Bahrain, sponsored by Samsung, Invest AD
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Advises on Largest Islamic Financing in Indonesia
A cross-office Baker & McKenzie team has represented HSBC Saudi Arabia, Deutsche Bank and The Saudi British Bank on a USD450 million Islamic financing for PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler (AXIS), the Indonesian mobile operator and
Read moreSNR Denton Advises Standard Chartered Private Equity in US$75M Mezzanine Investment in Hassan Mohammed Jawad & Sons BSC
SNR Denton has announced that it advised Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited, the private equity arm of Standard Chartered Bank, in its closing of a US$75 million mezzanine investment in Hassan Mohammed Jawad & Sons
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