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Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

10TH FLOOR, EMIRATES TOWERS OFFICES, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in United Arab Emirates

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. is a third tier firm,

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. advises on a broad range of matters, including Islamic finance, derivatives, restructuring and project finance. Ayman Khaleq advised Turk Telekom on obtaining a €172.5m syndicated guarantee facility from lenders led by Société Générale. Other clients include Mubadala GE Capital and Al Futtaim Investment Management Limited.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. combines international transactional capability with native Arabic-speaking expertise, providing an on-the-ground presence throughout the MENA region. It has a particularly strong private equity following, and the practice has played a key role in major transactions. Highlights included acting for the sellers in the corporate and financing aspects of a 78% equity participation in UAE-based sub-sea engineering and general contracting company Gulmar Offshore Middle East LLC. Sami Al-Louzi, James Knight and Rindala Beydoun are recommended.

Investment funds

Within Investment funds, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. is a third tier firm,

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.’s regional funds practice handles transactions for private equity firms such as Lime Rock Partners. Ayman Khaleq and his team also acted for an Asian sovereign wealth fund on its investment into a $500m energy fund with parallel conventional and shari’ah-compliant elements.

Projects and energy

Within Projects and energy , Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. is a second tier firm,

In line with its global reputation in the sector, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.’s UAE practice had a particularly strong year in oil and gas infrastructure projects, and expanded its Middle East network by opening an office in Saudi Arabia and through significant recruitment across the region. In 2011, Christopher Strong and Ahmed el-Gaili advised Iraq’s Ministry of Oil on the $17bn South Gas Project. Strong also advised Emirates Aluminium Company on phase 2 of a smelter project at Al Taweelah in Abu Dhabi.

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