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Banking & Finance - United Arab Emirates

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What the Team is Known For

Freshfields offers a compact practice with a strong reputation in the Dubai market. The firm has particular experience in acting on leveraged and acquisition finance matters, providing invaluable support to the firm's top-tier M&A group. In this regard, the finance team regularly acts for some of the Middle East's leading private equity houses. Its clientele also includes corporate borrowers from across the MENA region as well as leading Sharia-compliant banks.

Work Highlights

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  • Freshfields assisted Arcapita Group with Sharia-compliant acquisition finance in its acquisition of DataFlow Verification Services.

Strengths

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Freshfields are hands-on with their clients, and they are good at working to tight deadlines. They are technically good and work with a collaborative approach.

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Tumise Jegede
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Tumise Jegede boasts impressive involvement and expertise in the UAE banking and finance sector, garnering particular recognition for his work in acquisition finance and private credit transactions. He also has experience in advising clients on restructuring and capital solutions matters.

Tumise Jegede is a rising star. He knows how we think, knows how to do deals, is very commercially minded and very quick to deliver, especially when it comes to negotiating. 

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