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Omar El Sayed

Omar El Sayed

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Banking & Finance

Saudi Arabia

6 years ranked

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Omar is a partner in our Banking group, based in Riyadh, and the Head of Banking and Finance for Linklaters in Saudi Arabia.

Omar has over 12 years of on the ground Middle East experience and extensive English and Arabic transactional experience from London, Dubai and Riyadh on all areas of bank lending. He has a particular focus on syndicated loans and Islamic financings in the Gulf region, as well as experience in acquisition financings, private equity financings, real estate financings, regulatory capital financings and the financial restructuring of government and corporate entity assets within the Middle East and Europe.

He has been leading our operations on the ground in Saudi since 2017 and has led on a number of ground-breaking transactions in Saudi Arabia and the wider region. Despite being based in Saudi Arabia, Omar also advises on banking transactions across the MENA region, including some of the landmark transactions in the UAE and across the wider Middle East. He has also co-headed our Egyptian finance practice since May 2015.

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Banking & Finance - Saudi Arabia

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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.

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

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

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

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