Climate Change Litigation on the Horizon with Trump Environmental Overhaul -
On July 16, 2020, President Trump’s Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published the long-awaited final rule revising the implementing...more
9/18/2020
/ CEQ ,
CFIUS ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Indonesia ,
Infrastructure ,
Joint Venture ,
Middle East ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petrochemicals ,
PFAS ,
Pipelines ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Solar Farm ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Waste-to-Energy ,
Wind Farm
A few years ago, we reported that a wave of waste to energy (“WTE”) projects were expected in the Middle East. It now appears that the wave is about to break. From Saudi Arabia, to the UAE and to Oman, these planned projects...more
9/14/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ,
Middle East ,
Oman ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Request for Proposals ,
Saudi Arabia ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Waste-to-Energy
COVID-19 has spread rapidly across the world since it first emerged in late 2019 and has impacted everything from the way we work, to certain aspects of M&A and Private Equity transactions and the way in which they are...more
Working remotely and travel restrictions as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak present new challenges to traditional ways of conducting business, particularly when it comes to execution of documents and concluding contracts...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
On 20 September 2016, the new Bankruptcy Law (the Law) for the UAE was enacted. The Law was gazetted on 29 September 2016 and comes into effect on 31 December 2016. The Law will be supplemented by procedural regulations to be...more
Brexit – Impact on Middle Eastern Issuers -
Whilst the precise legal and regulatory impact that the UK’s recent decision to leave the European Union (EU), dubbed Brexit, will have on the corporate finance market will...more
8/29/2016
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Act (CMA) ,
EU ,
EU Passport ,
Member State ,
Middle East ,
Private Equity ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Referendums ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Securitization ,
Special Purpose Entities ,
Sukuk ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
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