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Newton Legal Advises Government of Bahrain on Agreement to Supply Groundbreaking Sickle Cell Treatment

21 February 2025 Newton Legal advised the Government of Bahrain on a transaction with Vertex Pharmaceuticals in relation to the supply of Casgevy, a gene-editing groundbreaking therapy used to treat sickle cell disease....

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Newton Legal Advises Arrangers in Eskan Bank Syndicated Financing

30 September 2024 Newton Legal advised the arrangers in the syndicated shariah complaint multi-currency financing of Eskan Bank. The transaction encompassed a US$ 266,000,000 term facility and a BHD 150,000,000 revolving...

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Newton Legal Advises Creditor in USD 1 Billion Court-Led Restructuring of JBF RAK

25 September 2024 Newton Legal advised a creditor in the US$ 1,000,000,000 restructuring of JBF Rak LLC, an industrial manufacturer with industrial plants in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Belgium. Under the court-led...

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Newton Legal Supports the 2023 JLSI PLPC Programme

15 November 2023 Newton Legal is pleased to have partnered with the Bahrain Judicial & Legal Studies Institute (JLSI) on the 2023 Professional Legal Practice Certificate (PLPC) programme. The 6 months programme aims to...

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Newton Legal Awarded IFLR Deal of the Year for the Second Consecutive Year

1 November 2023 Newton Legal was awarded the IFLR Middle East Deal of the Year for mergers and acquisitions for its role as local counsel in Kuwait Finance House’s acquisition of Ahli United Bank. The cross-border deal was...