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Kirkland & Ellis entered the Saudi Arabian legal market in late 2023 with a clear and focused mandate: to become the world’s leading law firm in the region. Since that time, the firm has established a highly sophisticated and commercially impactful corporate practice in Riyadh which is advising on some of the Kingdom’s most strategically significant transactions, serving many of the region’s most influential institutions, and contributing meaningfully to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 transformation. The team advises clients across a broad range of corporate matters, from complex public and private M&A and strategic investments to joint ventures, in-bound investments, restructurings and general corporate advisory matters.

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Corporate/Commercial - Saudi Arabia

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis entered the Saudi market to much fanfare in 2023. In this short space of time it has built an impressive Riyadh team which is especially active in the private equity arena, leveraging Kirkland's global strength in this field. The team assists with the acquisition and sale of majority and minority stakes, in addition to strategic investments, joint ventures and group reorganisations.

Work Highlights

  • Kirkland & Ellis acted for Saudi Industrial Investment Company (Dussur) on its sale of a 55% controlling interest in General Electric Saudi for Advanced Turbines (GESAT) to GE Vernova.

Strengths

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Kirkland is very strong on local expertise in KSA, with which it blends in its global experience.

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Global

The Saudi team at Kirkland & Ellis is commercial, efficient and cost-effective. There is strength across the team and the partners roll up their sleeves to help.

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Global

They are good with transition planning - when one partner is away, the other steps in seamlessly. The junior team members are also very confident and clear in their advice.

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Global

Kirkland stands out for its M&A expertise, its negotiation skills and its proactive project management.

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Global

Notable Practitioners

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Noor Al-Fawzan
3
Noor Al-Fawzan
3
Band 3

Noor Al-Fawzan is very highly recommended by sources, with a solid track record advising on private equity investments and buyouts. Her practice has seen her advise on transactions taking place in a variety of sectors, including telecoms, mining and logistics.

Noor is a really good lawyer and always has the best advice.

Noor makes sure service is provided the way you would like it to be provided.

Noor Al-Fawzan stands out for her broad knowledge, implementation capabilities and availability, as well as for her way of thinking ahead to prevent potential problems occurring further down the line.

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Osama Lone
U
Osama Lone
U
Up and Coming

Osama Lone is gaining increasing recognition for his work, which encompasses acquisitions, sales and strategic investments occurring across a wide variety of industries.

Osama is very prompt and clear with his advice.

His attention to client service, proactive engagement and expertise in M&A makes us feel completely confident for him to steer the project.

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Noor Al-Fawzan
3
Noor Al-Fawzan
3
Band 3
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Osama Lone
U
Osama Lone
U
Up and Coming
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