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What the Team is Known For

Linklaters maintains a compact team in Riyadh with pronounced strengths in finance as well as M&A work. The banking and finance group provides frequent counsel to a range of domestic and international banks and financial institutions, as well as assisting several regional corporations with their borrowing needs. The group has experience relating to a wide range of financing transactions, including acquisition finance as well as refinancing. Of late, it has also gained considerable experience in private credit transactions.

Work Highlights

  • Linklaters advised Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, and other lenders, on a USD3.6 billion loan to Saudi Electricity Company comprising conventional and Islamic tranches.

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Notable Practitioners

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Omar El Sayed
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Omar El Sayed
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Omar El Sayed is Linklaters' principal banking and finance lawyer in Riyadh. He has an extensive background in Islamic and conventional financing, with significant expertise in syndicated loans and restructurings. He has a wealth of experience acting for commercial banks, export credit agencies and other lenders, with further capability representing borrowers.

Omar is one of the best banking and finance lawyers in the Middle East. His technical expertise is superb.

Omar has been excellent on every mandate we have worked on together. He is a trusted individual who is able to deliver.

He is an excellent lawyer who is very strong in his area of practice.

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Omar El Sayed
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