Clifford Chance LLP, Capital Markets | Chambers Global Profile

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Capital Markets - Saudi Arabia

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What the Team is Known For

AS&H Clifford Chance is a pre-eminent law firm based in Riyadh. It has extensive experience in debt capital markets, often acting as issuer's counsel on sukuk matters. The firm has further expertise in IPOs and other equity issuances, and it is well versed in regulatory matters relating to the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul). It advises on a number of cross-border transactions, particularly those involving the UK and the Cayman Islands. Its clients include financial institutions and an impressive array of issuer companies.

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Work Highlights

AS&H Clifford Chance advised Derayah Financial on its SAR1.5 billion IPO on the Saudi Exchange.

Strengths

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AS&H Clifford Chance provides us with confidence and outside the box solutions.

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Their lawyers are very detailed, committed and provide fantastic turnaround times. They are excellent partners with a good, solution-oriented approach.

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AS&H Clifford Chance provides us with confidence and outside the box solutions.

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Their lawyers are very detailed, committed and provide fantastic turnaround times. They are excellent partners with a good, solution-oriented approach.

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Notable Practitioners

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Mansoor Alhagbani

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Mansoor Alhagbani is a distinguished figure in the Kingdom and heads up the firm's capital markets and financial regulatory group. He assists clients with a range of equity transactions, including high value IPOs on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul). Sources affirm his market-leading reputation in this space, highlighting his extensive experience.

Mansoor Alhagbani is the best Saudi lawyer. He is very well spoken, knowledgeable and considerate.

He is the go-to person, Kingdom-wide, in capital markets - he gets a lot of work and he has really earned that status.

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Omar Rashid

Expertise Based Abroad

Omar Rashid leads Clifford Chance's Middle East equity capital markets group from Dubai. He takes a lead role on a wide variety of Saudi issuances, combining his capital markets knowledge with a strong standing in corporate and M&A transactions.

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Stuart Ure

Expertise Based Abroad

Based in Dubai, Stuart Ure is well known for his expertise in debt capital markets. He frequently represents financial institutions operating within the Kingdom and across the wider region, with much of this work relating to Saudi sukuk issuances valued in the billions of dollars.

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