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Clyde & Co pinches Salt for Qatar launch

Clyde & Co has opened an office in Qatar after the hire of a consultant from City rival Simmons & Simmons. David Salt rejoins Clyde & Co, where he was previously a partner, to head up the new office, which is set to open later this month. He has advised on corporate and banking matters for the Qatari Government and has also acted for several public and private companies in the region. He recently advised Qatar-incorporated Mannai Corporation on the first Qatari debt for equity swap.
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White & Case, Trowers face Saudi allies split

White & Case is in crisis talks with Saudi alliance partner Mohammed Al-Sheikh while Trowers & Hamlins' Saudi tie-up has split, as pressure on international firms to secure local law capability in Saudi Arabia intensifies. White & Case is in 11th-hour talks to persuade Al-Sheikh to stay allied to the firm, with a decision expected in about a fortnight.
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CC, Links lead on record Dubai debt programme

Clifford Chance and Linklaters have advised on a $5bn (£2.55bn) debt issuance programme in Dubai - the largest such programme in the Middle East and the first to be listed exclusively on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). CC advised Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group on the establishment of the $5bn programme, fielding a team led by Dubai capital markets partner Debashis Dey.
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Kirkland's City arm lands record African LBO

Kirkland & Ellis has bagged a key role advising Bain Capital on its $3.5bn (£1.7bn) acquisition of African retailer Edgars Consolidated Stores - the largest leveraged buy-out seen on the continent to date. Kirkland acted for regular client Bain, fielding a City-based team including corporate partners James Learner and Christopher Field, finance partners Stephen Gillespie and Neel Sachdev and tax partner Ian Taplin.
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Ashurst raids Norton Rose for projects partner Inglis

Ashurst has strengthened its Middle East projects capability with the hire of Norton Rose projects partner John Inglis. Inglis, the London-based head of Norton Rose's Middle East energy project finance group, has resigned from the City firm and is set to join Ashurst as a partner.
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Middle East client hands Jones Day $128m role on Mauritania oil deal

Jones Day has acted opposite Linklaters on a $128m (£65m) acquisition of the entire Mauritania interests of BG Group to the Kuwait Foreign Exploration Company (KUFPEC).Jones Day's London arm represented existing client KUFPEC, with the head of its oil and gas practice, Peter Roberts, leading the team along with associate Mai Al-Matrook.
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International Edition

City giants dominate global projects league

CC, Linklaters and A&O top 2006 projects rankings as Middle East underlines status as key battleground
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Freshfields and Lovells ramp up in Middle East market

City duo Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Lovells are stepping up their efforts in the Middle East as foreign firms continue to push into the lucrative…
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International Edition

Akin Gump axes Brussels base

Texas giant pulls plug on Brussels to focus on Asia and Middle East
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Tyco signs exclusive £8m deal with Eversheds

Manufacturing and engineering giant Tyco has signed an agreement to make Eversheds its exclusive legal provider - a deal that will gift the firm £8m over two years.
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