Mr Anders Nilsson > Bird & Bird > Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Bird & Bird
LEVEL 8, AL MAQAM TOWER
ABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET SQUARE, AL MARYAH ISLAND
PO BOX 144991, ABU DHABI
United Arab Emirates

Work Department

Commercial, corporate and M&A

Position

Anders is the managing partner for the UAE and head of our corporate and aviation practices in the Middle East.

Career

Anders brings astute commercial awareness and cross-border expertise to corporate negotiations and transactions. As an experienced corporate and M&A specialist, he advises our multinational clients on public and private M&A, including takeovers and IPOs. He also acts for blue chip local and regional clients on general cooperate matters such as corporate set up and restructuring, joint ventures and cooperation arrangements. He regularly advises international clients in the region in relation to their set up of operations as well as acquisition or divestment of local operations. In total he has over 20 years of corporate law experience.

Anders has a special focus on GCC/Africa cross border transactions, as well as clients within the Aviation and Technology sectors. His aviation sector experience extends throughout the Middle East and Europe, and he has advised many of the world’s leading airlines and aviation companies on their operations internationally for the past 15 years. He also advises government entities in the GCC on aviation related matters.

Languages

English, Swedish

Memberships

Anders is a member of the Swedish Bar Association, Advokat.

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Bird & Bird is regularly entrusted by public and private bodies and government entities on some of the largest developments and projects in the region, utilising formidable commercial capabilities to act on a range of contractual, regulatory, compliance and technological instructions – among others. On the corporate side, the firm has a strong track record in M&A, corporate restructuring, and joint ventures. The practice is jointly led by Anders Nilsson, who handles the corporate side, and Melissa Murray, who oversees commercial matters. Both partners have considerable market experience and act for a range of premium domestic and international clients. Senior associate Surabhi Singhi is another figure of note, and supported on a range of departmental mandates.