International law firm Clyde & Co LLP has appointed Jason Majid as a partner* in its Middle East Corporate group, based in the firm’s Doha office
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Latham & Watkins Advises Jazz at Lincoln Center on its Expansion from New York City into Doha
Latham & Watkins advised Jazz at Lincoln Center on its expansion from New York City into Doha, Qatar through a strategic partnership with St. Regis Hotels and Resorts for the creation of new jazz clubs
Read moreQatar National Bank Establishes US$7.5 Billion Euro Medium Term Notes Program
Latham & Watkins represented Qatar National Bank (QNB), 50% owned by the State of Qatar, in connection with the establishment of QNB Finance Ltd.’s US$7.5 billion Euro Medium Term Notes program guaranteed by QNB. This
Read moreEversheds Advises Barwa Bank on First Islamic Window Acquisition
The Doha office of international law firm Eversheds has advised Barwa Bank on the acquisition of Al Yusr, International Bank of Qatar’s Islamic banking operations
Read moreEversheds Advises Almana on $215m Islamic Bond Issuance
International law firm Eversheds has advised Almana Group on its five year $215 million RegS floating rate Trust Certificate sukuk at three month US Dollar Libor plus 450 basis points with an Issue Price at
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises on First Refinancing of a Qatari Corporate Sukuk
International law firm Hogan Lovells acted as international counsel to Gulf International Bank B.S.C. (GIB), as sole booker runner and joint lead manager, in relation to a US$215 million sukuk issuance for Qatar’s Almana Group
Read moreClifford Chance advises Mannai Corporation QSC on Its Acquisition of a 35% Stake in Axiom Limited
Clifford Chance has advised Mannai Corporation QSC, one of the largest industrial and trading companies listed on the Qatar Exchange, on its acquisition of a 35% stake in Axiom Limited, the UAE-based, pan-GCC mobile handset
Read moreClifford Chance Advises HSBC Bank Middle East Limited on an Innovative and Ground Breaking Sukuk Structure
Clifford Chance recently advised HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (HBME) in connection with updating its US$5 billion sukuk issuance programme and a US$500,000,000 issuance under the Programme. The trust certificates for the issuance, which are
Read moreAllen & Overy Advises Axiom on Sale of 35% Stake to Mannai Corporation
Allen & Overy has advised Axiom Limited, the UAE-based pan-GCC mobile handset retailer and distributor which trades under the Axiom Telecom brand, on the sale of a 35% shareholding interest to Mannai Corporation, a publicly
Read moreClifford Chance Advises Sharjah Islamic Bank in Connection with Its US$400 Million Sukuk Issuance
Clifford Chance recently advised Sharjah Islamic Bank in connection with its US$400million, fixed rate sukuk issuance. The sukuk certificates, which are due in 2016, yield a profit rate of 4.715% per annum. This deal saw
Read moreBaker & McKenzie Expands Middle East & North Africa Practice with New Office in Qatar
Baker & McKenzie today announced the opening of an office in Doha, Qatar, expanding its three-decades-long presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with its fifth office
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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