Watson, Farley & Williams (“WFW”), a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that it has opened its 14th office, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The opening is in response to increasing demand from WFW clients in the firm’s key sectors for advice in relation to their business dealings in Dubai and the UAE, and also across the Middle East generally. More >>

King & Spalding advised Kuveyt Turk Katilim Bankasi A.S. (Kuveyt Turk), one of the leading Turkish participation banks, on the issuance of US$500 million senior unsecured certificates due 2019. The certificates, which are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, are issued through KT Kira Sertifikilari Varlik Kiralama A.S., the Turkish asset leasing company. The transaction was substantially oversubscribed.

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Dentons announced that it has advised Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) and Senaat on their recent US$1.3 billion refinancing. The transaction is one of the largest to have closed in the UAE this year and involves an innovative hybrid corporate/project financing structure which allowed ESI to obtain highly competitive terms. Both international and local banks participated in the financing, which contained conventional and Islamic tranches.

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Dentons announced that it has advised Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) and Senaat on their recent US$1.3 billion refinancing. The transaction is one of the largest to have closed in the UAE this year and involves an innovative hybrid corporate/project financing structure which allowed ESI to obtain highly competitive terms. Both international and local banks participated in the financing, which contained conventional and Islamic tranches.

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Dentons has advised Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC on the update of its U.S.$2,000,000,000 Global Medium Term Note Programme (the GMTN Programme) and U.S.$1,000,000,000 Trust Certificate Issuance Programme, both completed on 29 April. Dentons also advised the company on the issue of U.S.$500,000,000 4.750 per cent. Notes due 2024 under the GMTN Programme, completed 7 May 2014. Both programmes as well as the Notes are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Dubai.

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Herbert Smith Freehills has advised SHUAA Capital and Emirates NBD on the IPO and admission to trading on NASDAQ Dubai Limited of Emirates REIT (CEIC) Limited, the UAE-based real estate investment trust.

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Clifford Chance has advised Arabtec Holding PJSC, on its EPC joint venture with Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd.

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Addleshaw Goddard has continued to strengthen its GCC offering with the appointment of Private Equity specialist Andrew Johnston as part of the firm’s strategy of investing in new relevant service lines in growth areas beyond the firm’s established core offering in Dubai of international arbitration and construction litigation.

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Bird & Bird today announced that it has opened an office in Dubai and that it is transferring corporate partner Anders Nilsson from its Stockholm office to its UAE-based team.

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International law firm Taylor Wessing today announces that Habib Ullah will join Taylor Wessing Middle East LLP, the Firm’s Dubai office, on Wednesday 6 November 2013 as their head of banking.

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