Mr Rahat Dar > Afridi & Angell > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Afridi & Angell
JUMEIRAH EMIRATES TOWERS, OFFICE TOWER, LEVEL 35
SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD
PO BOX 9371, DUBAI
United Arab Emirates
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Work Department

Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Capital Markets, Corporate and Commercial, Energy, Funds, Infrastructure and Projects, Islamic Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructuring

Position

Partner

Career

Rahat joined Afridi & Angell in 2011. His practice includes banking and finance, M&A and general corporate matters. Rahat has advised companies and financial institutions on a range of financing transactions, including conventional and Islamic finance.

He has extensive experience in working with bank Shari’a and Fatwa supervisory boards, and independent Shari’a scholars, in structuring a variety of Islamic financing transactions (including, Istisna’a, Ijara, Murabaha, Musharaka and Mudaraba). Rahat has also advised local and overseas companies on a range of corporate and capital markets transactions, including cross-border acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, distribution and IPOs.

Languages

English, Urdu, Punjabi

Memberships

  • Law Society of England and Wales

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)

(Next Generation Partners)

Rahat DarAfridi & Angell

Possessing a full service offering with a considerable global reach, Afridi & Angell acts for a range of domestic and international banks, with strong expertise in Shariah-compliant transactions, debt and project financing, and cross-border lending. Recent work highlights include complex, multi-billion dollar revolving credit facilities, Ljarah and Murabaha facilities, as well as a host of restructuring and refinancing mandates. The multi-skilled team head Bashir Ahmed advises on a number of loans, syndications and regulatory matters. Co-head Rahat Dar is a prolific adviser who is very well-versed in both conventional and Islamic financing.