The Sultanate of Oman has sold US$1.5billion seven-year Sukuk certificates, its second foray into the international debt capital markets in 2018 following its issuance of US$6.5bn sovereign bonds in January. Linklaters advised the banks on the deal, including Citigroup, HSBS, JP Morgan, Gulf International Bank and Standard Chartered. The Linklaters team was led by Capital […]
White & Case LLP and Koutalidis Law Firm have advised the four systemic Greek banks – Alpha Bank, Eurobank, National Bank of Greece and Piraeus Bank – on their entry into an innovative and groundbreaking servicing agreement with Italian credit institution doBank S.p.A. Following an international tender process, Italy-headquartered doBank, which is listed on the […]
DLA Piper, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Ashurst advised on the deal WebJet has acquired Destinations of the World (DOTW) for $173 million, a move that significantly expands Webjet’s B2B accommodations supplier business, WebBeds. WebBeds operates around the world through its brands Sunhotels, JacTravel, Totalstay, FIT Ruums and Lots of Hotels. The addition of Dubai-based B2B […]
Shearman & Sterling advised Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia, acting as the financial advisor to The Saudi British Bank (SABB), on the merger of SABB with Alawwal Bank (Alawwal). Following the non-binding agreement entered into on May 16, 2018, the boards of directors of SABB and Alawwal have approved the entry into of a binding merger […]
Eversheds Sutherland has advised Stolt-Nielsen LNG Holdings Ltd and Avenir LNG Ltd in connection with the investment by Stolt, Golar LNG Ltd and Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. of US$182 million into Avenir. This investment will enable Avenir to pursue opportunities to deliver LNG to areas of stranded demand, as well as the development of LNG […]
White & Case LLP has advised Leejam Sports Company on its SAR 817 million (approximately US$218 million) initial public offering of 30 percent of its share capital on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul). Leejam Sports Company is the operator of the largest network of fitness centres in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region under the […]
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC), owners of the world-famous Silverstone motor racing circuit (Northamptonshire, England), on the sale and development of a 197 room hotel. The Hilton Garden Inn Silverstone, which is due to open in 2020, will include a rooftop terrace and offer race-day hospitality […]
Shearman & Sterling advised GB Finance on its joint sale with GAIA of a one-third stake in MNT investments to the second fund of Development Partners International (DPI), a leading African focused private equity firm, for an aggregate amount of EGP 750 million. MNT investments is the main shareholder in Microfinance Consulting Services (Mashroey) and […]
Dechert advised on the transaction Dechert advised JSC National Company KazMunayGas (“KMG”), the Kazakhstan state-owned oil and gas company, on its issuance of an aggregate of US$3.25 billion Eurobonds under its US$10.5 billion Global Medium Term Notes Programme established by KMG and its finance subsidiary KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub B.V (“KMG Finance”). The Eurobonds, which are […]
Clifford Chance has advised Cromwell Property Group, a real estate investor and manager, on its strategic partnership with Linkcity, a member of Bouygues Construction, a global construction company, to invest in the rollout of a portfolio of logistics and light industrial assets in Central and Eastern Europe. The portfolio is targeting an eventual gross asset […]
Gide advised Groupama on the deal Gide has advised Groupama Emeklilik A.S. on the transfer of its private pension portfolio to Fiba Emeklilik ve Hayat A.S. Aiming to focus on the life and non-life insurance sectors in Turkey, Groupama decided to divest its private pension portfolio as part of a transaction that is the first […]
White & Case LLP has advised Zynga Inc., a social game developer, on its agreement to acquire the privately held social game developer Gram Games for US$250 million with a three-year earnout Zynga is responsible for developing well-known games, such as Words with Friends, FarmVille and CSR2 Racing. The acquisition brings to Zynga a talented […]
