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Biography
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Biography
Rindala is the founder and managing partner of Tribonian Law Advisors. Rindala’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate finance transactions. Prior to founding TLA, Rindala was a partner at Vinson & Elkins in the UAE and the managing partner at Latham & Watkins’ offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar.
Rindala Beydoun is ranked as a leading lawyer and for UAE Corporate/Commercial work by Chambers Global and as a Women leader and notable practitioner by Chambers & Partners. She has also been recommended by Legal 500 as an expert in her field. Rindala was also recommended by Legal 500 as a recommended lawyer for M&A in the UAE.
Rindala was recognized as a women leader and notable practitioner for M&A in the UAE by IFLR1000 and she was ranked in Financial News as 50 most Influential Women in Middle East France in 2019 as she was also recognized in Those Who Inspire Book (Lebanon edition): Featured in the book as one of top 59 inspiring people in Lebanon.
Practices
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Corporate Finance Transactions
Qualifications
- Member of the State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; International Bar Association
Education
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., L.L.M. in International Law, 1994
- The University of Michigan, B.A., 1991
Boards and Memberships
- American Business Counsel, Dubai, UAE, 2011 – 2016
- Amlieh Philanthropic Association, 2015 – 2023
- Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), 2016 – 2018
- Baalbeck International Festival Association, 2018 – present
- Duke University’s Global Alumni Task Force, 2016 – 2017
- Executive Women Group, 2007 – present
- Lebanese American University, LLM Program, 2013 – 2018
- Lebanese International Finance Executives, 2019 – 2021
- Sinai-Grace Hospital of the Detroit Medical Center, 1999
- Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), 2022 – present
Ranking and Awards
- Financial News: 50 Most Influential Women in Middle East Finance, 2019
- IFLR1000: Women Leaders, 2023 – 2025
- IFLR1000: Notable Practitioner for M&A (UAE), 2022 – 2025
- Chambers & Partners: Corporate/M&A Lawyer in the UAE, 2022
- Chambers & Partner: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Corporate/Commercial (UAE), 2008 – 2016
- Legal 500: Recommended for M&A in the UAE, 2006 – 2018
- Those Who Inspire Book (Lebanon edition): Featured in the book as one of top 59 inspiring people
Languages
- English, French and Arabic
Experience
- Assisted the shareholders of deNovo Partners (“deNovo”), a leading UAE-based advisory firm in the Middle East, on the acquisition of deNovo by PJT Partners, a premier, global advisory-focused investment bank headquartered in New York and listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- Assisted NMC Health PLC (NMC), the LSE-listed leading integrated healthcare provider operating across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, in the acquisition of Al Zahra Hospital, one of the largest private hospitals in Sharjah, UAE, from Gulf Medical Projects for around AED 2.1 billion.
- Assisted a UAE-based investor in a multi-million dollar acquisition of a 90% beneficial ownership of a UAE-based company undertaking the business of production and refining of vegetable oil, manufacturing of basic organic chemicals acids, plastic bottles, containers and plastic covers.
- Assisted Fakih IVF’s shareholders in the sale of a 51% stake of their fertility and in vitro fertilization (IVF) business to NMC Health PLC, a UK listed international healthcare provider.
- Assisted ReAya Holding, a leading Saudi health care investment company in connection with its acquisition of significant minority of Al Zahrawi Group (Medco), a health care group operating in the UAE and Qatar.
- Assisted an Abu Dhabi-based healthcare group on a transaction involving the construction of a new hospital in Abu Dhabi, including the financing of the projects.
- Assisted a private healthcare provider in Saudi Arabia in connection with its proposed initial public offering on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
- Assisted the founding shareholders of a UAE-based company active in sourcing, storing and trading drugs, pharmaceutical non-medical cosmetics and surgical and therapeutic medical products, on the sale of a majority equity interest to a major healthcare group in the UAE.
- Assisted a GCC company listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange specialized in consumer Islamic finance with diversified activities including project management, asset management, banking, money collection, Takaful (Islamic insurance), real estate, construction, logistics, transportation and manufacturing, in its debt restructuring project under the Kuwaiti Financial Stability Law which involved a corporate reorganization, asset transfers and the entry into finance documents.
- Assisted a group of investors in the setting up of a fund-like structure in the form of a British Virgin Islands company for the purposes of making diversified investments in technology-related projects in the Middle East and North African regions.
- Assisted a Dubai-based group of investors in their acquisition of shareholding interests in a home shopping network business in the Middle East and North Africa regions.
- Assisted a leading asset management and investment banking firm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a Shari’a compliant bridge acquisition financing.
- Assisted a Dubai-based private equity firm in relation to an investment in a California-based company involved in movie production.
- Assisted the selling shareholders of Al Yusr Industrial Contracting Company, a major industrial company in Jubail, Saudi Arabia in disposing of their interest in the company via an auction process to Investcorp.
- Assisted Al Mansoori Petroleum in connection with the sale of its business and affiliated companies in Thailand to Vautron Holdings, a portfolio company owned by SCF Partners and Viburnum Funds.
- Assisted Catalyst Private Equity in connection with the sale of the assets of X3M International Inc. in Abu Dhabi and Norway to Aker Well Services, a Norwegian provider of well intervention services.
- Assisted the shareholders of Gulmar, a UAE-based provider of sub-sea construction and maintenance services to the oilfield industry, in connection with the acquisition of Gulmar by Oaktree Capital, a California-based private equity fund.
- Assisted Vitol S.A.L. in connection with the acquisition of 90 percent of Fujairah Refinery Company Limited, owner of 82,000 bpd oil refinery and storage facilities.
- Assisted Hella, an automotive auto supplier, in relation to several acquisitions of automotive suppliers in various states in the United States.
- Assisted Magna, a Canada-based automotive supplier, in relation to several acquisitions of Michigan and Ohio-based automotive suppliers.
- Assisted Freudenberg, an automotive auto supplier, in relation to several acquisitions of other automotive suppliers in various states in the United States.
- Assisted a leader group in the telecommunication sector, in the sale to Millicom International ventures AB of 85% of the share capital of Zantel, a company providing integrated telecommunication services in Tanzania and Zanzibar.
- Assisted an Abu Dhabi-based company in the drafting of contracting, engineering and architecture agreements in relation to the construction of a hospital in Abu Dhabi.
- Assisted a leading energy and commodities company in a joint venture with a UAE government-related entity for the production of chemicals in an industrial city in the UAE.
- Assisted a Dubai-based private equity firm and other co-investors in the acquisition of an 85% stake in a company undertaking the business of rental and supply of drilling equipment for the oil and gas sector.
- Assisted Rasmala Holdings Limited, a GCC-based investment bank, in connection with a sale of part of Rasmala’s shares to European Islamic Investment Bank, an Aim-listed investment bank based in the UK, including the negotiation and the drafting of the share purchase agreement and the convertible note.
- Assisted Swicorp, a GCC-based private equity firm, in connection with the acquisition of an interest in a Pakistani glass company listed on the Lahore and Karachi stock exchanges.
- Assisted a Dubai-based imaging company in connection with a private placement investment in a Sillicon Valley-based company, including the negotiation and review of the convertible note, share purchase agreement and all ancillary documents.
- Assisted a Dubai-based private equity firm in connection with a transaction involving an investment in the German real estate market through structured debt financing.
- Assisted FTD, the US-based flower delivery portal, on its sale to a New York-based private equity firm.
- Assisted a group of Middle Eastern investors in relation to a proposed acquisition of a group of healthcare clinics and surgery centers in Texas.
- Assisted a major GCC-based private equity firm in connection with the acquisition of a 49 percent interest in a Kuwaiti real estate company.
- Assisted a Dubai-based contracting company in relation to the proposed acquisition of a distressed real estate asset in Florida.
- Assisted a major construction engineering company in connection with a major real estate development project in Dubai and the financing thereof.
- Assisted a Dubai-based private equity firm in connection with the acquisition of shares in a company involved in the construction of a Perlite plant in Technopark, Dubai.
- Assisted a Dubai-based dental clinic in its acquisition of an Abu Dhabi-based clinic including the performing of due diligence and the drafting of the assets purchase agreement.
- Assisted Cravia, a Dubai-based company and franchisee and owner of Zaatar w Zeit restaurants in the United Arab Emirates, in relation to a joint venture with Al Rajhi Group of Saudi Arabia and Knead, a Lebanon-based company and franchisor of Zaatar w Zeit restaurants, involving the establishment of 56 Zaatar w Zeit restaurants in Saudi Arabia. It included the drafting and negotiation of the Shareholders agreement, franchise agreement and all ancillary documents.
- Assisted a Dubai-based fund manager in relation to the formation of an investment company focused on power generation projects based on renewable energy.
- Assisted a leading contracting company in the UAE in its acquisition of a 50% stake in a Dubai-based company specialized in the provision of custom-made energy management services and energy savings solutions.