About

Provided by Al Tamimi & Company

Al Tamimi & Company handles many of the most significant and high-value M&A deals in the Middle East. In regional cross-border transactions we offer an unsurpassed combination of specialist legal skills attuned to Middle Eastern legal systems, and a network of lawyers practising in nine countries in the region.

Our deal capabilities extend across all key work streams in the M&A legal process, including deal negotiation and transaction documents, due diligence and disclosure carve-outs, pre-closing restructuring, regulatory approvals and deal closings for both share and asset transactions.

Our M&A team transacts acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, listed and unlisted mergers and listed takeovers. Our clients include global corporations, GCC listed and private corporations, governmental authorities, business enterprises, private equity firms and financial institutions.

Major deals require the input of an array of specialist legal experts drawn from a range of practice areas.  We are the only true 'one stop' law firm in the Arabian Gulf, so we bring to the transactional arena not only a deep bench of corporate lawyers but also specialists in a range of legal fields drawn from the largest legal talent pool based in the region. On any deal we can deliver ‘full-service’ capabilities bolstered our market-leading litigation, employment, property, IP, insurance, TMT and banking practices.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - United Arab Emirates
4
Band 4
What the team is known for

Al Tamimi is a well-established regional law firm with one of the largest corporate/M&A teams both within the UAE and across the Middle East. The team advises prominent domestic and international clients on major M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate structuring and licensing matters. Its lawyers represent a broad spectrum of clients straddling a range of industries, with especially notable expertise in acting for financial institutions. The team also advises on corporate structuring and entity formation.

Notable practitioners

Nicholas Watson is a key contact at the firm.

Work Highlights

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  • Al Tamimi acted for Apollo Global Management on its acquisition of a minority stake in Aldar Investment Properties.

Strengths

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Members

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Abdelrahman Sherif

Abdullah Mutawi

Head of Department

Adam Powell

Alex Ghazi

Alyzeh Zahid

Andrea Tithecott

Anna Robinson

Carla Saliba

Christina Sochacki

Clare Heaney

Hugo Cugnet

Izabella Szadkowska

James MacCallum

Jiwon Ha

Kareem Zuriekat

Nawal Abdel Hadi

Omer Khan

Richard Catling

Shiraz Khan

Steve Bainbridge

Willem Steenkamp

Clients

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Aabar Investments

Agthia Group

Al Ghurair Group

Al Khor Capital

Amanat Holdings

Anglo American

Aramex

Aster DM Healthcare

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

Drake & Scull International

Dubai Islamic Bank

Emaar

Ford

GGICO

Global Investment House

Gulf Capital

Gulf Medical Projects Company

Huhtamaki Finance

IBM Middle East

IMG Theme Park

Intel Corporation

Ithmar Capital

Jaguar Land Rover

Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority

MARS

Mubadala

Pizza Express

SAP

Schindler

Standard Chartered Bank

TVM Capital

The Coca Cola Company

Tomkins plc

Tullet Prebon plc

Waha Capital

Industries

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Aerospace & Defence

Automotive

Banks

Commercial & Professional Services

Consumer Products Manufacturing

Education

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Government

Healthcare

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Private Clients/Indivduals

Real Estate

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Sports

Technology

Telecommunications

Travel & Leisure

Utilities