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
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Linklaters Advises an International Pool of 9 Financing Institutions on TAQA’s IPP Expansion in Morocco
Linklaters has acted as global counsel for the lenders on the US$1.4bn equivalent multi currency limited recourse project financing of the Jorf Lasfar IPP Expansion. The lenders comprised of Export Credit Agencies (JBIC and NEXI
Read moreDLA Piper Advises Doha Festival City
DLA Piper today announces its involvement in the financing of Doha Festival City, one of the largest multi-use developments in Qatar with a total project value of around 6 billion Qatari Riyals (QAR). The project
Read morePinsent Masons Advises Emirates National Oil Company for US$100m Petroleum Pipeline
International law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) and its subsidiary Horizon Terminals Limited on securing a 10 year Islamic term financing facility for US$100m from Standard Chartered Bank, Emirates NBD
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises on ENOC Expansion
International law firm Hogan Lovells has acted as counsel to Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, Noor Islamic Bank PJSC and Standard Chartered Bank as arrangers on a US$75,000,000 and AED91,825,000 Istisna – Ijara financing facility
Read moreClifford Chance Advises DIFC Investments in Securing a USD 1.035 Billion Islamic Syndicated Facility to Refinance its Sukuk
Clifford Chance advised DIFC Investments LLC (DIFCI) in securing a USD 1.035 billion Islamic syndicated facility to contribute towards financing in full the repayment of its USD 1.25 billion Sukuk maturing 13th June 2012. This
Read moreAl Jazeera’s Osama Abu-Dehays Joins Bird & Bird
Osama Abu-Dehays, Al Jazeera Network’s Chief Legal Officer, is set to join our International Media and Sports Sector Groups as Partner
Read moreTaylor Wessing Announces Dubai Finance Partner Hire
International law firm Taylor Wessing today announces that Neale Downes will join Taylor Wessing Middle East LLP, the Firm’s Dubai office, on 10 June
Read moreHogan Lovells Advises Qatar’s QInvest on Major Middle East Joint Venture
Hogan Lovells advised longstanding client QInvest on the acquisition by way of joint venture of a 60% stake in the investment banking, asset management and brokerage business of EFG Hermes. This is one of the
Read moreChadbourne Represents Winning Consortium in Largest Independent Power Project in the World
Chadbourne & Parke represented the winning consortium, comprising ACWA Power International, Samsung C+T Corporation and MENA Infrastructure Fund, in relation to the development and US$ 2 billion debt financing of the Qurayyah independent power project
Read moreGibson Dunn Adds Disputes Capability in Dubai With New Partner Peter Gray
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that disputes partner Peter Gray has joined firm’s Dubai office. Previously at Dewey & LeBoeuf, Gray will continue to focus on English and international litigation and
Read moreDechert Adds Emerging Markets Team, Opens in Dubai
Dechert LLP announced today that it will add a leading emerging markets team to its corporate and securities practice. Led by Camille Abousleiman, who will be Head of the firm’s Middle East and Africa practice,
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