Practical Legal Issues of Acquiring a Private School Business in Kuwait
Acquiring a private school business in Kuwait can be an intricate endeavor, fraught with challenges and practical considerations that extend beyond the legal framework outlined by laws and the regulators. While the laws and regulations...
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GLA advises Emerson in merger control clearance in $14 billion sale to Blackstone
GLA & Co is pleased to announce that it has advised Emerson as co-counsel with Davis Polk & Wardell with respect to securing merger control clearance with the Kuwait Competition Agency on the mega-deal involving...
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Kuwait Adopts New Decision to Incentivise Small Business Development
The Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry (“MOCI”) has issued Decision No. 82 of 2023 (the “Decision”), which is intended to offer assistance and incentives to existing and newly established companies engaged in (i) activities...
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New UAE Legislation on the Regulation and Development of Industrial Sector
With great times comes great laws, this is the motto in GCC states throughout the past ten years and for the upcoming years in aims of achieving the 2030 vision. The newly issued United Arab...
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Kuwait Merger Control Foreign to Foreign Transactions
In the last few years, there has been a considerable amount of uncertainty in relation to how the Kuwait Competition Protection Agency (the “CPA”) would apply Kuwait Law No.72 of 2020 (the “Competition Law“), and...
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Termination of Commercial Agency in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”) issued Federal Law No. 3 of 2022 on regulating commercial agencies (the “Law”), which will come into force next month (i.e., 16 June 2023). This Law is assumed to...
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Powerhouse Alliance Formed: Habib Al Mulla & Partners and GLA & Company Join Forces to Propel Legal Excellence
Dubai, UAE – 18th May 2023 – Habib Al Mulla and Partners and GLA & Company have announced yesterday the formation of a strategic association between the two firms. This will enable the two firms...
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GLA & Co leads on M&A deal regarding Automak
In another M&A transaction feather in its cap, GLA & Co led a group owned by members of the Al Kharafi merchant family in acquiring Investcorp’s 35% stake in Automak Automotive Company, a vehicle leasing...
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Corporate Governance of Non-banking Financial Companies in Egypt
In Egypt, the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (“GAFI”) and the Financial Regulatory Authority (“FRA”) are taking significant steps to establish and improve Corporate Governance (“CG”) regulations to facilitate effective, entrepreneurial and prudent...
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