Basil Al-Jafari > Latham & Watkins LLC > Riyadh, Saudi Arabia > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLC
Al-Tatweer Towers, 7th Floor, Tower 1
King Fahad Highway, P.O. Box 17411
Riyadh 11484
Saudi Arabia

Position

Basil Al-Jafari helps corporates, governments, and financial institutions navigate the full range of debt and equity capital markets products, including conventional bond and Sukuk issuances, debt restructurings, initial public offerings, rights issues, equity investments, and other general corporate finance matters. His practice covers the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

He has acted for underwriters, issuers, and trustees on all types of debt issuances, including investment grade, crossover and high-yield offerings, MTN and Sukuk programs, and a broad range of liability management matters.

Prior to re-joining the Dubai office, Mr. Al-Jafari was based in the firm’s Singapore office, where his practice focused on capital markets transactions across Asia.

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Capital markets

(Next Generation Partners)

Basil Al-Jafari – Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP is noted for its debt capital markets work, advising on complex bond deals and assisting a range of clients with conventional and Sukuk transactions. The firm also acts for sovereign wealth funds in the UAE and Saudi Arabia on a range of capital markets transactions and financings. Practice head Nomaan Raja is a prolific debt and equity capital market practitioner who is renowned for his expertise in high-yield bonds. Basil Al-Jafari acts for government-related entities and financial institutions and has been active in a number of market firsts.