Christian Adams

Practice Areas

Christian Adams represents government and sovereign related entities, corporates, sponsors, banks and private credit lenders on a broad range of complex matters across the financing spectrum.

Drawing on his varied financing experience, Christian regularly advises clients on their most significant transactions across the Middle East and internationally. His work spans a multitude of industries, with a particular focus on the investment, hospitality, leisure and entertainment, energy, infrastructure, and real estate sectors.

Christian's practice includes:

- General conventional and Islamic lending

- Refinancings and complex restructurings

- Distressed debt matters

- Private credit / direct lending transactions

- Structured financing and securitisation transactions

- Leveraged and acquisition financings

- Real estate financings

Creative and commercially focused, Christian brings a proven track record of helping clients successfully navigate significant deals in the Middle East, including those involving bespoke deal structures.

Christian previously served as Vice President at the global investment company Dubai Holding, where he was responsible for financing, restructuring, and strategic transactional matters involving members of the Dubai Holding group and Dubai Holding affiliates.

Christian worked in the firm’s Dubai office from 2008 to 2017 and is a former member of the firm’s Associates and Pro Bono Committees and currently serves on the firm's Mentoring Committee.