About
Provided by Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis entered the Saudi Arabian legal market in late 2023 with a clear strategic and bold ambition: to establish the firm as the preeminent international legal advisor in the Kingdom and MENA region. Since that time, our Riyadh office has built a dynamic and respected presence; advising on transformative capital markets transactions, recruiting top-tier local and international talent, and embedding our practice in the Kingdom’s evolving regulatory and investment landscape.
Our capital markets team is at the heart of this momentum. We advise issuers on public offerings, pre-IPO restructuring and readiness, corporate governance, and securities law compliance. The team has quickly become a trusted advisor to local champions and global players alike, supporting clients across all sectors on their capital formation strategies. Our practice spans the full spectrum of capital markets activity, including:
- Advising corporates, conglomerates, and financial institutions on public offerings, pre-IPO restructuring and readiness and general advice in relation to corporate governance and securities law.
- Guiding sovereign wealth funds like PIF and its subsidiaries on regulatory requirements.
- Supporting foreign inbound investors on cross-border securities transactions within the GCC.
- Counselling private equity and alternative asset managers on regulatory matters with the Capital Markets Authority.