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Saudi Arabia > Banking and finance Tier 2
Linklaters, recently granted a licence to practice law from a new office in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia by the Ministry of Justice, caters to a well-established clientele comprising governmental bodies, major corporations, and investment banks. Omar El Sayed has a prominent presence in syndicated loans and Islamic financings in the Gulf region. Matthew Keats stands out as another key practitioner; he has over twenty-five years of experience in advising on large scale project development and financing. Additionally, David Miles brings a wealth of experience in energy and infrastructure financings in the Middle East.Practice head(s):
Omar El Sayed; Matt Keats; David Miles
Key clients
NEOM
The Oil and Gas Holding Company B.S.C. (“nogaholding”)
The Saudi National Bank
Banque Saudi Fransi
Gulf International Bank
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Saudi Electricity Company
Saudi Telecommunication Company (“stc”)
Goldman Sachs
Riyadh Bank
HSBC
Work highlights
- Advising the Public Investment Fund on the refinancing of an existing jumbo unsecured syndicated term credit facility loan, the largest self-arranged term loan ever raised for general corporate purposes.
- Advising Saudi Electricity Company on an unsecured dual tranched conventional and Islamic facilities which included two separate Islamic tranches as well as a conventional tranche.
- Advising the groups of existing and new ECAs and commercial lenders on the expansion of the existing SATORP refinery to add the new greenfield Amiral petrochemicals complex.
Saudi Arabia > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4
The Linklaters corporate team opened its Riyadh office in May 2023. Waleed Rasromani leads the practice with strong experience in advising on the sale-and-leaseback of large telecoms portfolios and digital infrastructure. Amro Bakhaidar is also noted. Scott Campbell and Nicholas Edwards support the team from the firm's Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices, respectively.Practice head(s):
Waleed Rasromani
Other key lawyers:
Faysal Lassas; Amro Bakhaidar; Scott Campbell; Nicholas Edwards
Testimonials
‘Linklaters is assisting us with a complex M&A transaction with a major local player. We are very happy with their support. ’
‘Waleed Rasromani is an outstanding lawyer. ’
‘Waleed Rasromani demonstrated high professionalism and expertise in transaction documents negotiations with counterparties. ’
Key clients
Al Athar Saudi Trading Company limited
ARABIO
BlackRock
BRF Foods GmbH
BRF S.A.
CGG
FLOW
Hassana Investment Company
INEOS
John Cockerill
KAUST
Linde
Lockheed Martin
Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia (“Zain Saudi Arabia”)
National Real Estate Registration Services Company (RER)
NEOM
SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company
Saudi Bugshan
Saudi Electricity Company
Saudi Esport Federation
Saudi Telecommunications Company (“stc”)
State Street
TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co.,
The Saudi National Bank
Thyssenkrupp
Tiffany & Co.
Uber
Zain KSA
Work highlights
- Advising DigitalBridge on the establishment of a fund which will partner with the Saudi Public Investment Fund to develop data centres in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
- Advising Zain Saudi Arabia on the sale-and-leaseback of its entire portfolio of 8,069 telecoms towers in Saudi Arabia to investors led by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
- Advising Hassana, on behalf of the General Organization for Social Insurance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on a landmark c. US$2.4bn investment in three of DP World’s flagship UAE assets.
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