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2025 In Regulatory M&A In The MENA Region And Beyond

Looking back at 2025, there have been impactful developments in regulatory M&A provisions across national regimes in the Middle East and Noth Africa as well as regional merger control regimes on across the African continent.

Worldwide Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

Amendment To Decision No. 40 Of 2021 – Further Liberalisation Of Foreign Ownership In Bahrain

Over the past several years, Bahrain has undertaken significant incremental reforms to open its economy to foreign investment.

Bahrain Government

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Al Tamimi & Company

Bahrain Is One Step Closer To Enacting The Secured Transactions Law

Bahrain has approved a comprehensive Secured Transactions Law establishing a unified, modern framework for creating, perfecting, prioritising, and enforcing security rights over movable assets.

Bahrain Commercial

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Al Tamimi & Company

Key Set Up Considerations For Foreign Investors In Bahrain

Bahrain offers a straightforward entry point for foreign investors who are looking to establish a base in the Gulf.

Bahrain Government

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The Sovereign Group

Formality To Substance: Bahrain's Recalibration Of Corporate Responsibility

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Decree-Law No. 38 Of 2025 Amending The Commercial Companies Law

Bahrain Commercial

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Al Tamimi & Company

Corporate Governance

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Bahrain Adopts 'Sijilat' Database For Judicial Notices To Companies And Institutions

Bahrain Commercial

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Al Tamimi & Company

Antitrust Enforcement By The COMESA Competition Commission

Bahrain Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

Exclusion And Limitation Of Liability Clauses

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Taxes In Bahrain: A Guide To The Tax System For Businesses And Individuals

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The Sovereign Group

PRO Services In Bahrain: What They Are And Why Businesses Use Them

Bahrain Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Mergers And Acquisitions In Bahrain: A Strategic Overview

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Coercive Capital With Elaine Dezenski: Jules Kroll On Building The Corporate Investigations Industry (Podcast)

Bahrain Commercial

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K2 Integrity

DIFC And ADGM Rules On Change Of Control In Financial Regulated Business

Bahrain Finance

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BREMER LF WLL

Antitrust Cooperation In The MENA Region: Momentum Builds, But Refinement Of Regulations Remain Modest

Bahrain Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

Formality To Substance: Bahrain's Recalibration Of Corporate Responsibility

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Competition In The ECOWAS Cross-Country Digital Market

Bahrain Anti-trust

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BREMER LF WLL

Bahrain Issues New Guiding Manual On Asset Recovery And Confiscation Enforcement

Bahrain Finance

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Al Tamimi & Company

GAC Announces Increase Of Notification Threshold Of The Saudi Merger Control Regime

On 23 December 2022 the General Authority for Competition (GAC) announced that they were considering two amendments to the Kingdom's merger control regime.

Bahrain Commercial

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BREMER LF WLL

New Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Rules In Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Minister of Commerce approved the new Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Rules (UBO Rules), which will come into effect on 3 April 2025.

Worldwide Commercial

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BREMER LF WLL

An Introduction To The Netting Regime In Bahrain

Netting is recognised under Law No. 64 of 2006 promulgating the Central Bank of Bahrain ("CBB") and Financial Institutions Law, as amended ("CBB Law"). Article 1 of the CBB Law defines a "Market Contract".

Bahrain Finance

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Al Tamimi & Company

Legal Update: Licensing Conditions And Procedures For Trusteeship Activities

Our Associate Nawra Abdulla examines Bahrain's new regulatory framework for trustee licenses under Decision No. 43/2024, highlighting key provisions, governance standards, and compliance requirements...

Bahrain Finance

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Raees + Co

Bahrain Introduces Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax For Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)

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BDO

Employee Share Schemes

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Key Updates To Bahrain's Commercial Registry Framework

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Legal Update: New Financial Obligations For Commercial Entities In Bahrain

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Legal Update: Permissible Business Activities For Companies With Foreign Capital

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Russian Roulette Clauses: A Strategic Solution For Deadlock Situations In Joint Ventures

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Bahrain; The Small Island With Big Potential

Bahrain Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

New Ministerial Decision No.29 Of 2024 For Authorized Distributors In Bahrain

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Raees + Co

Knowledge Series Volume V: Provisional Attachment In The Context Of Urgent Matter Proceedings

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Knowledge Series Volume IV: Execution Provisions Against Companies And CBB Licensees

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Bahrain; The Small Island With Big Potential

Bahrain is a small island, but a beautiful one that also has big potential. An archipelago situated in the Arabic Gulf, the Kingdom of Bahrain is equidistant between Saudi Arabia and Qatar...

Bahrain Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

New Ministerial Decision No.29 Of 2024 For Authorized Distributors In Bahrain

The Bahrain Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) has introduced updated regulations for authorised distribution through Ministerial Decision No. 29 of 2024...

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Raees + Co

Knowledge Series Volume V: Provisional Attachment In The Context Of Urgent Matter Proceedings

Our previous entry under the Raees + Co Knowledge Series examined the legal provisions which apply exclusively to commercial company debtors under Decree Law No. 22/2021 on the Issuance of the Law of Execution...

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Knowledge Series Volume IV: Execution Provisions Against Companies And CBB Licensees

Our previous volume in the Raees + Co Knowledge Series (Volume III) examined the key execution provisions against individuals and juristic persons under Chapter Two of Decree Law...

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Knowledge Series Volume I & II: Execution General Provisions & Enforcement Of Judgements And Execution Procedures

Bahrain Litigation

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Raees + Co

Shareholder Disputes & Article 321 Of CCL

Shareholders are described as Partners in Limited Liability Companies and Shareholders in Joint Stock Companies. In the interests of clarity, we adopt the term ‘Shareholder' in this article...

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Amendment To Commercial Companies Law

Following the changes made to the Commercial Companies Law (CCL) to Decree Law No. (21) of 2001 in late 2018, which introduced increased regulation on ...

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

An Overview Of Bahrain's Bankruptcy Framework

Having a sound insolvency legal framework is essential in securing a business-friendly environment which fosters the interests of entrepreneurs and start-ups. Insolvency and bankruptcy regulation...

Bahrain Insolvency

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Raees + Co

Major Reforms To The Law Of Execution

Decree Law 22/2021 Issuing the Execution Law in Civil and Commercial Matters (the "Execution Law") is a groundbreaking legal development in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Amendment To The Law Of Evidence

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Legal Update: Amendment To The BCDR Law

Bahrain Litigation

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Raees + Co

CBB Deferment Of Installments For Further 6 Months

Bahrain Finance

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Raees + Co

Piercing The Veil + A Closer Look At 18 Bis CCL

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Companies Obliged To Disclose Ultimate Beneficial Owners

Bahrain Commercial

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Raees + Co

Amendments To The Bahrain Commercial Companies Law

Bahrain Commercial

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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

The Kingdom Of Bahrain And Israel: Normalisation Of Relations

Bahrain Commercial

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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Issuing And Offering Securities In Bahrain

Bahrain Commercial

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STA Law Firm

Business Setup In Bahrain

Bahrain Commercial

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STA Law Firm

Overview Of Business Setup In Bahrain

Bahrain Commercial

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STA Law Firm

New Rules Providing 100% Foreign Ownership Will Boost Investment In Bahrain

Bahrain Commercial

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The Sovereign Group

Bahrain Significantly Heightens Its Attraction As A Commercial Dispute Resolution Centre In The Gulf

Bahrain Litigation

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Charles Russell LLP

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Dr Hassan Elhais

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Al Tamimi & Company

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Cavenwell Group

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The Sovereign Group

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