About
Provided by Shahid Law Firm
Type of Work Handled: Corporate governance and advisory; mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures; corporate structuring and restructuring; capital increases and reductions; due diligence; drafting and negotiating SPAs, shareholders’ and JV agreements; inter-company agreements; competition and antitrust (including COMESA); compliance and anti-corruption; directors’ liabilities; corporate secretarial services; regulatory filings; and dispute representation. Through “Venture by Shahid,” the firm supports startups and emerging businesses.
Categories of Clients: Multinational corporations, industrial conglomerates, banks, insurance companies, private equity funds, SPACs, listed companies, government-related entities, high-net-worth individuals, startups, and entrepreneurs across sectors including energy, oil & gas, mining, real estate, pharmaceuticals, telecom, technology, manufacturing, consumer goods, and education.
Recent Work Highlights: Advised TMG on its USD 800m hotels acquisition; TotalEnergies (with Jones Day) on its EUR 1.5bn acquisition of Total Eren; Unilever on the merger of five entities; Innovative International Acquisition Corp. on its USD 456m merger with Zoomcar; Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital on its USD 1.5bn SPAC combination with SWVL; and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on its JV with Siemens.
Specialisations: Cross-border M&A, complex restructurings, SPAC transactions, competition filings, listed company compliance, and strategic joint ventures.
