Companies in the Middle East have traditionally been well served by regional banks, but over the past two years, borrower interest in private credit has grown.
Various factors have raised private credit’s profile in the...more
European leveraged finance markets back on track -European leveraged finance markets rallied strongly in 2024, with momentum for new deals and opportunities for borrowers and lenders alike in 2025 -
Europe's leveraged...more
2/6/2025
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Private Funds
Following the successful completion of a number of key private-credit transactions across the Middle East in 2024 (including the recent transaction White & Case acted on for Property Finder, named "Impact Deal of the Year" at...more
As creditors continue to look across the global market for strategic opportunities, the United Arab Emirates (the "UAE") is primed to emerge as a relatively untapped well of potential for private credit providers....more
European leveraged finance in 2023 was saddled with the negative effects of elevated interest rates. But as the market adjusts to the “new normal”, rate and price stability offer hope for a brighter 2024.
-Rising interest...more
1/30/2024
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Refinancing
Amongst a backdrop of rising inflation and interest rates, the past two years have seen an exponential rise in the activity of private credit funds within the United Arab Emirates and the broader Middle East....more
On 1 November 2021, the Federal Decree Law No. 35 of 2021 (the "Decree") (amending certain provisions of the Federal Decree Law No.9 of 2016 concerning Bankruptcy (the "UAE Bankruptcy Law")) came into force. The publication...more
On 20 September 2021, Decree No. 34 of 2021 concerning the Dubai International Arbitration Centre ("DIAC") (the "Decree") came into force. The Decree brings significant changes to Dubai's arbitration landscape bringing the...more
Lifting pandemic restrictions, coupled with successful vaccination rollouts in the Gulf and an improving economic outlook, supported a rebound in loan and bond activity in the Middle East in the first half of 2021
Things...more
Whilst COVID-19 continues to disrupt finance markets across EMEA, the United Arab Emirates ("UAE") has nevertheless seen a continued interest in the development of its burgeoning finance market, with M&A activity remaining...more