Arbitration

MEYSAN PARTNERS’ RIYADH OFFICE ADVISED HORIZON PARTICIPATION HOLDING ON THE ACQUISITION OF A MINORITY STAKE OF DEQH LABORATORY COMPANY
MEYSAN PARTNERS’ RIYADH OFFICE ADVISED HORIZON PARTICIPATION HOLDING ON THE ACQUISITION OF A MINORITY STAKE OF DEQH LABORATORY COMPANY

Meysan Partners’ Riyadh office provided advisory services to Horizon Participation Holding, a subsidiary of a large Kuwait based group (“Horizon”), regarding the acquisition of a minority stake of Deqh Laboratory Company, a leading laboratory company in Saudi Arabia. The planned acquisition will be executed through a… Read more

MEYSAN PARTNERS LAUNCHES IN LONDON
MEYSAN PARTNERS LAUNCHES IN LONDON...

Meysan Partners announces the launch of its London office today, its first office outside of the Middle East. Meysan London will focus on heavyweight commercial and investor-state disputes, with a mission to apply the firm’s international litigation and arbitration know-how to the most complex cross- border… Read more

UAE expands the pool of private sector establishments subject to Emiratization targets
UAE expands the pool of private sector...

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization announced yesterday that the Government’s Emiratization drive now includes private companies with 20 to 49 employees. This expansion applies to companies across 14 economic sectors, including, inter alia, real estate, education, construction, and healthcare. Previously, only companies with 50… Read more

Kuwait Competition Authority (CPA) imposes a hefty fine for failure to make proper filing
Kuwait Competition Authority (CPA) imp...

On 30 May 2023, the CPA announced that it has fined a company a total amounting to 5% of its total revenues. The company, who runs a booking application platform, had failed to secure CPA’s consent prior to completing the economic concentration process. Based on CPA… Read more

NATIONAL CONSUMER HOLDING COMPANY TO ACQUIRE COZMO ENTERTAINMENT GENERAL TRADING
NATIONAL CONSUMER HOLDING COMPANY TO A...

National Consumer Holding company (NCHC), a leading industrial investment company based out of Kuwait, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Cozmo Entertainment General Trading (Cozmo). Meysan Partners, a leading corporate law firm in Kuwait, played a major role in helping NCHC sign binding documentation… Read more

Saudi Arabia Merger Control Update: An increased threshold for GAC filings
Saudi Arabia Merger Control Update: An...

I. General Authority for Competition (GAC) decision dated 28 March 2023 On March 28, 2023, the Saudi General Authority for Competition (GAC) approved a decision to raise the minimum turnover threshold for merger control filings from SAR 100 million to SAR 200 million. In a press… Read more

Law Firm Mergers and Enhanced Risk Management
Law Firm Mergers and Enhanced Risk Man...

In recent years, mergers have become the primary agent for transformation and expansion within the legal industry. The objectives behind these mergers are largely aligned with firms aiming to achieve similar goals. There has been a considerable interest in mergers in the legal industry throughout the… Read more

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