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Provided by David Foster
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David heads our Corporate and M&A practice in the Middle East and Turkey. He specialises in M&A transactions, including public takeovers, private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, strategic investments and venture capital/growth capital investments.
David is recognised in the Hall of Fame in the Legal 500 rankings for the UAE, as a Market Leader in the IFLR1000 rankings for the UAE and is also ranked in Band 1 for Corporate/M&A in the UAE by Chambers & Partners.
David acts for a wide range of clients, including corporates, financial sponsors and government entities, across multiple sectors. He has advised on some of the most complex and high-value M&A transactions in the region (including a number of “market firsts”) and has been based in the UAE since 2008. Clients value David’s breadth and depth of expertise and his ability to “get the deal done”, describing him as commercially astute, a diligent and pragmatic advisor and a go-to figure for market-leading M&A transactions.
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David Foster has fast become a go-to lawyer for market-leading M&A transactions in the UAE. As regional head of corporate in the Dubai office, he is very experienced in cross-border mergers, equity investments and joint ventures, acting particularly for clients in the education sector.
David Foster is a leading lawyer in cross-border M&A throughout the region. He regularly acts for investment groups and venture capital firms as well as advising clients in the education and healthcare sectors. In addition to M&A, he also demonstrates expertise in joint ventures and strategic investments. He is the firm's Middle East head of corporate and is based in Dubai.
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"David helps us with large, complex, cross-border M&A deals. He is hard-working, commercial, always available and easy to work with."
"David helps us with large, complex, cross-border M&A deals. He is hard-working, commercial, always available and easy to work with."
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