The Saudi Agricultural Livestock Investment Company has been advised on its acquisition of over 200,000 hectares of farmland in Western Australia’s wheat belt.
Firm: Clayton Utz (Saudi Agricultural Livestock Investment Company (SALIC)).
Value: Undisclosed
Area: Corporate
Key players: The CU team was led by partner Mark Paganin and special counsel Scott Girdler, and supported by lawyers Benjamin Depiazzi, Amy Watson and Nic Rawlinson.
Deal significance: The acquisition is the first in Australia for SALIC, which is owned by the public investment fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.