Our Practices

Passion and dedication are essential in handling complex legal issues.

M&A, Private Equity and Joint Ventures

We advise on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures across all negotiated and non-negotiated acquisition methods, including tender offers, roll-up transactions, management buyouts, partnerships and leveraged acquisitions.
 
We counsel sellers, purchasers, targets and financial advisors in connection with public and private stock and asset sales, mergers, and other combinations. We advise on private equity and investment companies’ formation, as well as on the deployment of their funds through investments and subsequent exits in various industries and sectors throughout the GCC, Levant, and Africa. We advise regional and international clients on joint venture structures involving entities located throughout the region and across various industries and sectors.
 

Corporate Finance

We advise corporates in the Middle East on capital raising both in the equity and debt capital markets. We assist our clients on bilateral and syndicated loans for a variety of purposes, including working capital, real estate, project and acquisition finance. 

Corporate Reorganization

We advise on the full spectrum of corporate reorganizations, including regional and offshore entity formation. We assist our clients on corporate governance matters, drawing on our knowledge in regional and securities regulations and compliance, professional responsibility, officer and director liability, as well as financial institutions regulations. 

Restructuring

We advise companies on complex multi-jurisdictional restructurings and insolvencies. In recent years, we have advised on some of the most important restructurings taking place in the Middle East region, including The Investment Dar in Kuwait.
 

General Corporate And Commercial Law Advice

We represent clients in various corporate and commercial transactions across a broad range of industries, including energy, healthcare, financial services, real estate, food & beverage and construction. We have the ability to draft, review, negotiate, and translate legal documents in multiple languages, including English, Arabic, French and Italian. We have a strong network of local counsel contacts that we can call upon for assistance in virtually any jurisdiction in the region or internationally as needed.