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Privatisation
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We advised Saudi Trade & Export Development Company (Tusdeer) in connection with the development, financing, operation and maintenance of a new 500,000 TEU terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port, including a US$374 million ijara facility.
Value: US$454 million | Closed: December 2007
We advised (together with Goldman Sachs, Riyad Bank and Allen & Overy) the Saudi Arabian Telecommunications and Information Technology Regulator in connection with the issuance of the second Saudi Arabian GSM licence. This was the first Saudi Arabian privatization/deregulation where competition to the incumbent service provider is allowed.
Value: US$3.2 billion | Closed: July 2004
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Chambers Global 2010

  
  This independent Jeddah-based team earns consistently high praise for the breadth and depth of its finance practice ... Described as "consistently excellent and always dedicated," this firm easily handles the large deals that come its way while maintaining the quality, personalised service that overseas clients have come to expect ... As one of the country's top independent powerhouses, this firm draws in work directly from big-name foreign clients, as well as plenty of disputes referrals from the main international players.
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IFLR 1000, 2010 edition

  
  With local associations in such high demand from international firms it is getting rarer to find a truly independent domestic law office in the jurisdiction. In light of this it is impressive that Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co (formerly aligned with Hammad Al-Mehdar & Co) retains its prominence in the market.
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  European Legal 500,
2009 edition		  
 

Not being tied to any one particular relationship, unlike many other firms in the country, enables the firm to work effectively on a non-exclusive basis, with any number of foreign law firms.
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