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Within Banking and finance, Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants is a third tier firm,

Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants is the product of the merger between key local players Qays H. Zu’bi Attorneys & Legal Consultants and Hatim S. Zu’bi & Partners, and the market has high expectations for the new firm. Senior partner Qays H Zu’bi is recommended for finance and corporate work. The firm acted as Bahraini counsel to the government of Bahrain in relation to a high-profile international bond issue.

Within Corporate and M&A, Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants is a third tier firm,

Newly merged firm Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants acted as Bahraini counsel for a major private equity firm on the $1bn acquisition of a stake in a listed Bahraini bank.

Within Dispute resolution, Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants is a first tier firm,

Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants’ merger has made for a powerful combined dispute resolution practice, which is led by senior partner Qays H Zu’bi and includes Mamoon Eltayeb.

Within Islamic finance, Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants is a third tier firm,

Qays H Zu’bi handles Islamic finance at Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants. The firm acted as Bahrain counsel to the Ministry of Finance in relation to the issue of a $750m international sukuk.

Within Project finance, Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants is a third tier firm,

Zu’bi & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants advised a syndicate of lenders on the Muharraq sewage treatment plant financing. It also advised international lenders on the $373m project financing of an integrated steel complex to be established in Bahrain.