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International Petroleum Investment Company - Barclays assets disposal

- $2,500.00 m

Entry date - Thursday, 11 June 2009
Jurisdiction - United Arab Emirates
Practice - Corporate, Finance, Government
International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) disposals of approx. 1.3 billion Barclays PLC ordinary shares of (13.5% of Barclays issued share capital) and disposal of £1,250,000,000 principal amount of 14% Step Up Callable Reserve Capital Instruments of Barclays Bank PLC.

Firm - Shearman & Sterling Client - International Petroleum Investment Company Lead Lawyers - Philip Dundas, Tim Pick Role - Counsel on Abu Dhabi law

Firm - Shearman & Sterling
Client - International Petroleum Investment Company
Lead Lawyers - Philip Dundas, Tim Pick
Role - Counsel on Abu Dhabi law

Deal summary

International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) disposals of approx. 1.3 billion Barclays PLC ordinary shares of (13.5% of Barclays issued share capital) and disposal of $2 billion worth of reserve capital instruments of Barclays.

Shearman & Sterling provided Abu Dhabi advice, tax and regulatory advice.

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