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Banking & Finance - Saudi Arabia

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What the Team is Known For

Addleshaw Goddard is a fast-growing presence in Saudi Arabia, having opened its Riyadh office in 2023. It offers a compact finance team which is central to the firm's offering in the Kingdom. This team acts for an impressive client list which features many leading Saudi, regional and international banks. It is especially noteworthy for its activity in the field of debt restructuring, where the group also represents several well-known debtor companies.

Work Highlights

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  • Addleshaw Goddard acted as counsel to Alinma Bank, Banque Saudi Fransi, Saudi Awwal Bank and Saudi National Bank on the SAR10 billion out-of-court restructuring of King Abdullah Economic City.

Strengths

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A key strength is the level of customer service, client management and attention to detail. They're very intellectually capable people and the quality of service we receive is second to none.

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I appreciate their very quick turnaround in addition to their accurate and sound advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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Amar Meher
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Band 2

Amar Meher is particularly well known for his restructuring work and is widely agreed to be at the forefront of such matters within Saudi Arabia. This expertise is complemented by a very sound grasp of Shari'a regulatory issues.

Amar is our key contact point. He's always forthright. Turnaround is very good, and his knowledge of the laws, not just in Saudi but also internationally, is excellent.

He is very engaged with the business and an expert in terms of documentation and financing. He's also very good at raising solutions whenever we get stuck in negotiations.

Amar is a lawyer of exceptional talent. He has a sharp legal mind and is building a strong reputation as the go-to lawyer for banking and financial restructuring in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Amar Meher
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