Clifford Chance and Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm advised Mondelēz International on a joint venture with Olayan Group and Khalifa Algosaibi Group to launch a distribution joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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Clifford Chance and Al Jadaan & Partners Law Firm Advise on a Proposed US$1.3 Billion Saudi Shipping Merger
International law firm Clifford Chance, in conjunction with Al Jadaan & Partners Law Firm, has advised The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) in relation to the proposed US$1.3 billion merger of the fleets
Read moreWhite & Case Advises on the US$1.3 Billion Vela-Bahri Merger
Global law firm White & Case has advised Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on the proposed US$1.3 billion merger of the fleet and operations of its wholly owned subsidiary, Vela International Marine Ltd, with
Read moreAshurst Strengthens Presence in the Middle East
Ashurst is set to boost its practice in the Middle East with the launch of an office in Jeddah by establishing an association with Saudi partner Faisal Adnan Baassiri
Read moreSimmons & Simmons Advises Amadeus on Major Agreement with Saudi Airlines
Simmons & Simmons has advised Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, on a major services and software solution development and implementation agreement with Saudi Airlines
Read moreSquire Sanders Expands Presence in Saudi Arabia
Global legal practice Squire Sanders announces that it has expanded its Middle East practice through the acquisition of El-Khoury & Partners MENA business, which formerly operated in Saudi Arabia as EK Partners & Al-Enezee. The
Read moreKing & Spalding Advises Samba Financial Group on SAR717 Million Financing
King & Spalding represented Samba Financial Group as the lead arranger on a SAR517 million (USD137.9 million) Shari’ah-compliant acquisition financing, with the facility increased by a further SAR200 million (USD53.3 million) on September 30, 2012
Read moreLatham & Watkins Advises Underwriters on IPO of Al Tayyar Travel Group
Latham & Watkins advised the underwriters, Samba Capital, Saudi Fransi Capital, AlJazira Capital and Saudi Hollandi Capital, in connection with the IPO of Al Tayyar Travel Group, a Saudi established travel services company. The transaction,
Read moreLatham & Watkins Advises Joint Lead Managers in the Largest USD Sukuk Offering, Setting a New Benchmark
Latham & Watkins represented the joint lead managers in the State of Qatar’s recent sovereign Sukuk. The US$4 billion offering, which was more than six times oversubscribed, included a record low profit rate of 2.1%
Read moreWhite & Case Advises on the First Airport PPP in Saudi Arabia—The US$1.2 Billion Expansion of Madinah Airport
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as Lead Transaction Advisor and the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) as Grantor on the US$1.2 billion financing of a
Read moreMajor Legal Career Moves for June
Former Chief Legal Officer of the Al-Jazeera television network, Osama Abu-Dehays, has joined the International Media and Sports sector of Bird & Bird in Qatar. His responsibilities will cover the Middle Eastern and North African
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
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