The Dubai International Financial Centre (the DIFC), a financial free zone in the United Arab Emirates (the UAE), is the leading financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. It has implemented the new enhanced...more
9/17/2020
/ Africa ,
Asia ,
California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Dubai ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Middle East ,
Personal Information ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Welcome to the Spring 2018 issue of measure, King & Spalding’s Middle East periodic newsletter. Following a host of legal developments in the region over recent months, we look at the following in this issue:
..Noting that...more
Background -
Against the backdrop of the increasing prominence of cryptocurrencies globally, initial coin offerings or ICOs are becoming commensurately popular as a capital raising method. ICOs, essentially a method of...more
Amendments to Foreign Fund Private Placement Exemptions in the UAE -
In August 2016, the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the federal securities regulator of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), adopted...more
2/13/2017
/ Banking Sector ,
Debt ,
DIFC ,
Exemptions ,
Investment Funds ,
Joint Venture ,
Private Placements ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
REIT ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Turkey ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
In August 2016, the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the federal securities regulator of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), adopted new investment funds regulations (the 2016 Fund Regulations), which repealed...more