DLA Piper supports long standing client Zain Group with its push into E-Sports and Cloud Services

DLA Piper Middle East has advised Zain Group, a leading mobile telecommunications company on its recent USD45 million acquisition of BIOS Middle East Holdings (BIOS), a leading provider of managed private cloud services headquartered in the UAE.

The firm has further advised Zain Group on its recent joint venture with gaming start-up PLAYHERA. The joint venture, “PLAYHERA MENA”, is a Saudi Arabia-based next generation gaming tournament platform which will target the region’s gaming market and help diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy as part of its Vision 2030.  

Zain Group, a pioneer in the telecom industry, has a commercial footprint in seven Middle Eastern and African countries and a workforce of over 7,500, Its acquisition of BIOS has already garnered a positive market reaction with ZainTech, the technology arm of Zain Group, having been awarded a major accolade at the Telecom Review Summit Excellence Awards 2022 gala ceremony for “Best Middle Eastern ICT Investment”.

Will Seivewright, Partner and Head of Corporate (Middle East) for DLA Piper, comments: “the Middle East economy is one of the most exciting in the world right now, and Zain Group are ahead of the game. They continue to unlock the many opportunities that are arising around them. They are keen to foster the growth of their tech ecosystems and we support that greatly.”

The DLA Piper team was led by Seivewright, supported by Nassar Nassar (corporate associate, Dubai office).

DLA Piper is one of the largest international law firms across the Middle East, with a corporate team of almost 1,000 lawyers worldwide. With a maintained number 1 ranking for Global M&A for the last 13 years, DLA Piper has been involved in over 5,000 credited transactions over the last decade. DLA Piper advises on many of the world’s leading and emerging companies, as well as financial institutions, and buyout and investment funds on a broad range of local, regional, and cross-border transactions throughout the MENA region.