The Dubai office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Natalie Boyd as a partner in its finance practice. She joins the firm from Simmons & Simmons LLP.

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CMS today announced the opening of a new office in Dubai – initially to service energy clients – consolidating its presence in the Middle East.

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International law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner, is pleased to announce that it has opened an office in Dubai, its second in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new office, working closely with the Abu Dhabi office, provides clients with a comprehensive range of legal services for the real estate sector. The Dubai office marks the next step in BLP’s regional strategy and demonstrates the firm’s commitment to the UAE.

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Ashurst acted for Fajr Capital Limited on its acquisition of Dubai International Capital’s stake in the MENA Infrastructure Fund, making it a co-sponsor in the GP alongside HSBC Bank Middle East and Abu Dhabi-based Waha Capital, as well as an LP alongside other regional and international investors.

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DLA Piper announces its involvement in the structuring of a joint venture between Damas Jewellery LLC and the internationally acclaimed jewellery designer Tiffany & Co. DLA Piper’s specialist retail group has been advising Tiffany for over a year and the venture is expected to signal the start of a wider expansion of the Tiffany brand across the region.

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Latham & Watkins advised the underwriters, Samba Capital, Saudi Fransi Capital, AlJazira Capital and Saudi Hollandi Capital, in connection with the IPO of Al Tayyar Travel Group, a Saudi established travel services company. The transaction, which was five times oversubscribed, comprised an offer of 24,000,000,000 ordinary shares representing 30% of Al Tayyar Travel Group’s share capital to both institutional and retail investors in the Kingdom and is the largest IPO in Saudi Arabia so far this year.

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Chadbourne & Parke represented the Sponsors, Suez Environnement S.A.S., Infilco Degremont, Inc and The Morganti Group, Inc, on all aspects of the US$225 million expansion of As-Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant in Jordan.

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Latham & Watkins represented the joint lead managers in the State of Qatar’s recent sovereign Sukuk. The US$4 billion offering, which was more than six times oversubscribed, included a record low profit rate of 2.1% for a five-year tranche and 3.24% for a 10-year tranche. The sale is also the largest US dollar-denominated Sukuk issuance to date.

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Clyde & Co is delighted to welcome Rebecca Ford as a partner in the firm’s employment and incentives group in the Middle East. Rebecca joins partner Sara Khoja to form the only two partner practice in the region.

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SNR Denton advised USG Corporation (USG), the Chicago based manufacturer of building materials, on their partnership with Oman based Zawawi Minerals.

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