Our legal work in the Middle East

Kingdom Holdings on the US$3.1bn acquisition of Careem by Uber.

Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company on the US$1bn acquisition of Twelve Seas.

Natixis as lenders to the ACWA Power led consortium on the successful project financing of the 300MW Sakaka Solar PV IPP project in Saudi Arabia. This project won the Middle East and Africa Power Deal of the Year at PFI Awards 2018 and Infrastructure Journal Global Awards 2018.

The successful bidder for the design, finance, build and operation of Taif Airport in Saudi Arabia.

JGC Corporation, United Industrial Development Company (part of the Bahwan Engineering Group) and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, the successful bidder on the Sharqiyah IWP Project in Oman

The winning bidder on the Taweelah IWP project in Abu Dhabi – the largest reverse osmosis desalination plant in the world.

On a joint venture with Al Tayer through the acquisition of a stake in a JV Newco in Dubai.

An international contractor on material variation to the operation and maintenance subcontract in respect of the NYU Abu Dhabi campus PPP project.

An international contractor regarding the development of Al Maktoum International Airport.

ECGD on their successful US$913m Sukuk issuance. This marks the world’s first UK government supported guaranteed Sukuk for aircraft financing.

ICD and Citi on inaugural US$200m Sukuk offering by the State of Senegal. First of its kind in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) zone.

Iliad Partners on the establishment of the Iliad Partners MENA VC fund.

Imperial Mercantile Solutions DMCC on the acquisition of 51% of Mi-Fone International DMCC.

Mandated lead arrangers on the successful project financing of the Fujairah Oil Terminal. Project Finance magazine’s 2013 Middle East Oil & Gas Deal of the Year.

RAK Ceramics, the world's largest manufacturer of ceramic tiles, with a US$1bn turnover - on the sale of 30.5% of their shares.

Saint Laurent on an acquisition and joint venture with Al Tayer.

More than seventy Israeli medical device and diagnostics companies have trusted Hogan Lovells to represent them before the U.S. FDA.

Hogan Lovells has advised the Embassy of Israel to the European Union on EU trade-related matters.

We advised an angel investor in its seed debt and equity investment in an Israeli solar energy technology company.

We advised foreign sovereigns on geopolitical matters involving the region.

We guided the Israel Electric Corporation through the financing of Ashkelon's Rutenberg B coal-fired power project.

Navigator Co., Ltd turned to us for help with multiple Chinese oil companies' acquisitions of gas and oil fields in Israel.

Hogan Lovells aided a top Israeli software firm regarding copyright infringement of its software in the Netherlands and Germany.

Hogan Lovells served as lead counsel for a top U.S. IT firm in arbitration over acquisition of an Israeli software company's assets.

We represented Israel's S1 Corporation in its merger agreement with FundTech, a portfolio company of Clal.

Several top Israeli universities have turned to us for help with federal student financial aid and related matters.

Hogan Lovells knows its medical technology. We've helped many Israeli clients in international trade, IP patent prosecution, and corporate and securities matters.

Hogan Lovells has experience in the international real estate market, helping one Israeli investor on legal matters relating to shopping centers in Hungary.