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Corporate and M&A
Leading individuals
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- Mansoor Jamal Malik Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co
- Charles Schofield Trowers & Hamlins
SNR Denton commands a diverse client base, from large domestic family businesses such as MB Petroleum to foreign entities such as Bechtel; the firm advised the latter on the corporate aspects of a major new airport project in Oman. Another highlight saw the team act for Science Application International on the complex divestment of SAIC Gulf to subsidiaries of Wipro Gulf, a novel transaction involving the migration of the company prior to sale. Paul Sheridan is ‘very approachable and knowledgeable’, and George Sandars is also highly recommended.
Trowers & Hamlins acted for Morgan Stanley in relation to the IPO of shares in Nawras telecoms, a high-profile instruction that ended with the successful raising of $472m. The firm also handled an ASX-listed company’s mining joint venture, involving a complex shareholders and earn-in agreement. Bolstered by the recent recruitment of associate Hina Webb, Charles Schofield’s team also acts for international and Muscat Securities Market listed companies.
Mansoor Jamal Malik of Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co is ‘a very significant lawyer’, and he heads a department considered to be ‘an Omani practice managed along Western lines’. Benefiting from a long and fruitful association with Clifford Chance, the firm carries out a mix of commercial and big-ticket work. One highlight saw the team advise Octal Petrochemicals on the $562m expansion of its production facility, a deal involving a syndicate of local banks. Other clients include Boots, Accenture and Veritas.
With a depth of resource in New York, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is the go-to firm for OMRAN (Oman Tourism Development Company ASOG), which it recently advised on a full suite of agreements for new hotels throughout the jurisdiction. The firm also advises the Ministry of Defence Pension Fund and Dalma Energy. Bruce Palmer’s team is praised for its ‘detailed’ approach.
Local big-hitter Said Al-Shahry Law Office acted for the Oman International Development and Investment Company on a large tourist development project, a significant aspect of the Sultanate’s drive to diversify tourism. Andrew Kincaid’s team also acts for Dhofar Power in relation to significant developments in the electricity sector in Oman, and is active in major cross-border M&A.