Our practices
Corporate
Ranked as a Tier 1 firm for corporate and M&A by Chambers Global, Legal 500 and IFLR1000, we combine extraordinary ability with cross-sector expertise.
Hasan Anwar Rizvi
We provide the full spectrum of corporate legal advisory services to our clients comprising a cross-section of industries and sectors. We act for public and private organisations as well as family business groups and entrepreneurs.
We understand businesses and help them to evaluate and maintain their vision, constitution, composition, revenue and tax positions. We take the time to understand a businesses’ needs and operational and financial objectives to help build a successful and profitable enterprise.
We advise officers and directors on their duties and liabilities and negotiate and draft all types of contracts and agreements (including partnership and shareholder agreements). We regularly advise on complex domestic and cross-border business and financing transactions and provide general counsel services on a range of issues including asset management and corporate expansion. Our disputes resolution lawyers are able to handle a wide range of corporate disputes amongst others.
Renowned for the precision and swift delivery of our advice we focus on results and devising best possible commercial solutions. We also provide general corporate services such as corporate secretarial support to keep your organisation up-to-date and in good standing with both the provincial and federal authorities.
Practice areas
- Compliance
- Corporate and strategic advisory
- Corporate governance
- Corporate restructuring
- Director arrangements and responsibilities
- Earn-outs
- Entry and exit strategies
- Foreign direct investment
- General counsel services
- Incorporations
- Investment funds
- Investments and security offerings
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity
- Regulatory and government affairs
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Shareholder arrangements
- Tax
At a glance
- Agility Logistics, National Real Estate Company (NREC) and United Project Co. (UPAC): joint venture investment in USD 1b Reem Mall Project in Abu Dhabi.
- Alcazar Capital Limited: various private equity investments and regulatory compliance with the DFSA Rules (pre RIAA Barker Gillette).
- Middle Eastern family offices: fund formation and investments including Shariah-compliant structures (pre RIAA Barker Gillette).
- National Bonds Corporation PJSC: strategic investment in AED 500m Shariah-compliant Marasi Real Estate Fund (pre RIAA Barker Gillette).
- Pinnacle Infrastructure Fund: formation of a regulated fund manager and new USD 75m investment fund in the DIFC.
- Star Marine Group: joint venture project in the GCC and related shareholders’ arrangements.
- Taghleef Industries: USD 400m financial restructuring and incorporation of group holding structure in the DIFC.
- The Carlyle Group: establishment of Carlyle MENA Investment Advisors Limited and related entities under the DIFC’s new Collective Investment Law enacted in July 2010 (pre RIAA Barker Gillette).
- The Carlyle Group, US Private Equity Growth Capital Council, British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (and others): in connection with the Investment Funds and Investment Management Regulations issued by ESCA (pre RIAA Barker Gillette).
- The Catalyst Group: formation of investment holding structure in the DIFC, shareholders’ arrangements and acquisition of a food and beverage sector business in Saudi Arabia.
- The Catalyst Group: formation of investment holding structure in the DIFC.
- Worldwide Petroleum Services Group: formation of a regulated fund manager and new USD 30m investment fund in the DIFC.
