This is our third client briefing in our “Evolving Face of Finance” series which considers private credit’s emergence in the real estate sector in the Middle East and which follows on from our previous client briefing on...more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has implemented a significant reform of its competition law framework through Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023, with key implementing provisions brought into effect by Cabinet Ministerial...more
5/21/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
Filing Requirements ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The Gulf Cooperation Council region (the GCC) is becoming an ever-more important destination for the global private credit market. In this client briefing we explore the region’s rising prominence as a key destination for...more
4/16/2025
/ Capital Markets ,
Creditors ,
Debt ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Investment Funds ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Loans ,
Middle East ,
Private Equity ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
In September 2020, the UAE Cabinet of Ministers (the Cabinet) issued Law No. 26 of 2020 (the Amendment) which amended certain provisions of the UAE Companies Law No. 2 of 2015 (the Companies Law).
The amendments include...more
NMC Health plc (NMC Health) made news around the globe in December 2019 when it was the subject of a Muddy Waters report which alleged various bad acts had been carried out by the company. NMC Health was subsequently placed...more
10/15/2020
/ Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Insolvency ,
Liquidation ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Popular ,
Receivership ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Recently, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, announced the launch of a new regulatory framework (the Framework) for operators of Private Financing Platforms (PFPs). PFPs will...more
The New Midstream Transactions -
A recent trend in the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry is for midstream services providers to offer certain forms of additional compensation to oil and gas lessees / operators...more
This article is a two-part article concerning the foreign ownership restriction (the Ownership Restriction) which is currently in force in the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) and recent announcements from the Cabinet of...more
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
A number of food and beverage groups (particularly restaurant groups) access the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets through franchising arrangements. With a young and fast-growing population (many of whom spent time...more
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
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recently seen a surge of interest in developing renewable energy, in particular solar energy projects. Led by Morocco and Jordan which have successfully implemented numerous...more
9/9/2016
/ Africa ,
Electricity ,
Feed-in-Tariffs ,
Financial Institutions ,
Middle East ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Private Sector ,
Project Finance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Waste-to-Energy
Parties purchasing Middle East-based companies operating in the retail and wholesale food and beverage sector with a focus on companies in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) are facing some common issues....more
7/12/2016
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Change in Control ,
Commercial Leases ,
Competition Authorities ,
Deeds ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Fronting Policies ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Middle East ,
Notice Requirements ,
Sales & Distribution Agreements ,
Saudi Arabia ,
SFDA ,
Target Company ,
Title Examination ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Wholesale