About

Provided by Hadef & Partners

Hadef & Partners were pioneers in the Capital Markets sector in the UAE and handled the first ever IPO in the UAE for Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC in 1996. This followed a series of IPOs led by us including the likes of Aldar Properties PJSC and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC. A substantial component of our expertise lies in our knowledge of the UAE market, its practices, procedures and workings of UAE regulatory bodies. In addition to having been at the forefront of the development of the securities and capital markets in the UAE, we continue to be able to draw upon the experience of our lawyers from other jurisdictions with longer-established securities markets (inc. UK, Canada and Australia), and this enables us to apply a considered logic to regulated securities work, even in circumstances where there may not yet be any direct precedent in those markets themselves. With acknowledged expertise in Corporate, M&A, PE and B&F, our clients include corporations, financial institutions, govt authorities, issuers, underwriters and PE participants in a range of sectors.


We have advised on more IPOs in the UAE than any other law firm, on many occasions, assisting in the creation of the procedures and standards used by governmental authorities. 


Recent highlights include:

Alpha Dhabi Holding I Abu Dhabi Ports PJSC I Bayanat AI PLC I Presight AI I Phoenix Group I Pure Health Holding and NMDC Energy on their listing on the ADX Primary market


 




Chambers Review

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Capital Markets: Equity - United Arab Emirates

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Hadef & Partners is an independent Emirati law firm with offices in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It has an experienced capital markets team that advises a wide range of local and regional clients on IPOs and follow-on offerings, with complementary expertise in public M&A. It is most regularly active on behalf of issuers.

Work Highlights

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  • Hadef & Partners advised the Phoenix Group on its approximately AED1.3 billion Abu Dhabi IPO.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Yasser Omar
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Yasser Omar
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Band 3

Yasser Omar is head of Hadef & Partners' capital markets group. He is well recognised in the market for his activity in the UAE equity space and has demonstrable expertise advising a wide range of local and regional clients on IPOs and other related equity matters.

Yasser Omar is extremely helpful and I can't think of a time when I called him and he didn't pick up. He answers straight away, and it is a pleasure working with him.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Yasser Omar
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Yasser Omar
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Members

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Yasser Omar

Yasser Omar

Head of Department