CDH's Corporate & Commercial practice advises Airlink
CDH's Corporate & Commercial practice advises Airlink
CDH's Corporate and Commercial practice advises Airlink on the agreement reached for Qatar Airways to acquire a 25% stake in Airlink.
South Africa's aviation sector is highly regulated and CDH acted as legal advisors to Airlink regarding the transaction which needed to take into account the various aspects of regulatory compliance within which it could be structured.
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