White & Case advises Diafa Investment Holdings on acquisition of 49 percent interest in Azumi Limited

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Diafa Investment Holdings RSC Ltd (Diafa) on its acquisition of 49 percent of the issued share capital of Azumi Limited (Azumi).

"This transaction solidifies Diafa's position as an Abu Dhabi-based, global fine-dining and luxury hospitality group," said White & Case partner Roger Gaspard, who led the Firm's deal team.

Azumi, now owned by Diafa and Dogus Hospitality, is a London-based hospitality company specializing in the development, operation and management of high-end restaurants and luxury dining concepts. It owns the Zuma, Roka and Robata chains worldwide.

The White & Case team which advised on the transaction was led by partner Roger Gaspard (Dubai) and included partners Tamer Nagy (Washington, DC & Cairo), Nicholas Greenacre, Will Lund (both London), Leonardo Graffi (Milan & London) and Arnaud Cagi-Nicolau (Luxembourg), local partners Omar Anwar (Dubai & London), Sara Scapin (Milan) and Alvaro Manzanos (Madrid) and associates Tigran Saakyan, Mohamed Dhaif, Christopher Thorn, Gabrielle Margerison, Usman Malik, Wassim El Mardini, Rim Dagher (all Dubai), Joao Lacerda (London & Brussels), Alec Buchanan (London), Ana Victoria Ramirez Herrera (Madrid) and Konstantinos Strakas (Luxembourg).

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