A&O Shearman, Capital Markets | Chambers Global Profile

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Capital Markets: Equity - United Arab Emirates

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

A&O Shearman is noted for its deep bench of distinguished lawyers across both Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is regularly highlighted for its sukuk work and possesses equally significant hybrid securities expertise. The firm frequently advises clients on debut issuances, and has a very strong equity capital markets group which represents major investment banks in market-leading regional IPOs. The team is very experienced acting for issuers as well as underwriters, and represents a client base active in the energy and real estate industries, among others.

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Work Highlights

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A&O Shearman acted for Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation regarding its establishment of a USD4 billion trust certificate issuance programme and a USD1 billion issuance of trust certificates thereunder.

Strengths

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The team has hit that sweet spot between on-the-ground resources and the quality of a large-scale international law firm. They have a nice repository of knowledge and are always in that top bracket.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

A&O Shearman are the best capital markets team in the region, specifically for complex UAE-related transactions.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

The team has hit that sweet spot between on-the-ground resources and the quality of a large-scale international law firm. They have a nice repository of knowledge and are always in that top bracket.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

A&O Shearman are the best capital markets team in the region, specifically for complex UAE-related transactions.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

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Khalid Garousha

Eminent Practitioners

Khalid Garousha is a distinguished lawyer in equity capital markets who is held in high esteem for his work representing underwriters. Based in Abu Dhabi, he has vast experience overseeing market-leading IPOs and other international equity offerings. He is senior partner of A&O Shearman and co-chairs its executive committee.

Khalid Garousha is the one who built the A&O brand in the region. He is so good and he does excellent work.

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Anzal Mohammed

Band 1

Anzal Mohammed demonstrates a broad range of expertise in Islamic and conventional debt capital markets. A highly acclaimed lawyer in Dubai, he often acts on Tier 1 issuances and sukuk programmes; on such matters he regularly advises lead managers and arrangers, as well as issuers.

Anzal Mohammed is a good and solid lawyer.

Anzal is someone who tries to find solutions.

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Bilal Ahmad

Band 1

Bilal Ahmad is widely recognised as a market leader in sukuk, both within the UAE and in Saudi Arabia. He is equally skilled at acting for issuers and arrangers, and his clientele includes real estate companies as well as domestic and international financial institutions. He is particularly experienced in acting on debut sukuk issuances.

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