Dr Abdulwahab Sadeq KC > Meysan Partners > Kuwait City, Kuwait > Lawyer Profile

Meysan Partners
PO Box 298, Safat 13003
Al Hamra Tower. 59th Floor
Al Shuhada Street. Sharq, Kuwait
Kuwait
Abdulwahab Sadeq photo

Work Department

Regulatory and Government Affairs

Position

Partner

Career

Dr. Abdulwahab Sadeq has a broad experience in capital markets, fintech, cross-boarders’ mergers and acquisitions transaction, and corporate restructuring. He advised companies, private equity funds and investment banks on a wide range of corporate and financing transactions. His expertise includes equity offerings (IPOs, rights issues and block and special trades), securitizations, convertible and exchangeable bonds offers, debt issues, liability management transactions and regulatory capital and hybrids securities, acting both for financial institutions and issuers. He also specializes in financial sector private M&A, banking transactions, and private equity investments.

Dr. Abdulwahab Sadeq is an associate professor at Kuwait University, School of Law, where he focuses on Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Capital Markets, and International Business Law. In addition to his academic and scholarly pursuits, Dr. Sadeq is the Vice-Chairman of the board of directors of the National Sports Arbitration Tribunal in Kuwait.

Languages

English and Arabic

Memberships

New York State Bar

Kuwait Bar Association

Education

Georgetown University, Doctor of Judicial Science (S.J.D.). 2016

Georgetown University, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business and Economic Law. 2011

Bachelor of Laws, Kuwait University. 2007

Lawyer Rankings

Kuwait > Banking and finance

Meysan Partners‘ capital markets practice is home to a team with established strength in handling large IPOs, securitisations, convertible bonds and hybrid securities. The group is adept at representing financial institutions and issuers in mandates. Tarek Yehya and Abdul Aziz Al Yaqout co-head the department; Abdulwahab Sadeq and the ‘very knowledgeable‘ senior associate Lama Abou Ali are singled out for their contributions.

Kuwait > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The corporate practice at Meysan Partners garners praise for its ‘deep understanding of the Kuwaiti legal landscape, paired with deep industry expertise‘. Bader El-Jeaan is a highly regarded practitioner in Kuwait, with an excellent reputation in the M&A space, and co-heads the team with Abdulwahab Sadeq and Tarek Yehya. Abdul Aziz Al Yaqout advises on acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. Senior associate Hassan Elsayed is a name to note.