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Global Bahrain Corporate & Finance: Foreign

This section relates to transactions involving different companies, corporate governance, corporate restructuring, shareholder issues. This broad category covers both public company and private equity (including venture capital) matters. The chapter includes company acquisitions, dispositions and capitalisations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements, securities and governance matters. Also covers those transactions designed to help restructuring within companies and their subsidiaries by change of ownership. Priority is placed on primary representatives, those acting for buyers and sellers, whilst those acting for financial advisors, underwriters and the banks financing such transactions are also considered. A broad-based definition of banking transactions, which include both borrower and lender clients. The following topics are included: Acquisition finance: transactions involving arranging finance for acquisitions acting for either the lender or the borrower; Islamic Finance: Sharia-compliant work such as acquisitions, forming funds to invest in real estate and commercial properties, issuing of Sukuks; General bank lending: syndicated lending, structured finance, leveraged finance, NPLs; Project finance: financing of infrastructure and industrial projects.; Refinancing: The refinancing and restructuring of existing loans and debtor in possession financing is also included. Where there isn’t a dedicated Restructuring / Insolvency section, work relating to restructuring in distressed situations, bankruptcy and insolvency is also considered here.

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Band 1
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    Baker McKenzie
    Corporate & Finance: Foreign
    2023 | Band 1 |
    Baker McKenzie is a top-tier international law firm with deep roots in Bahrain. The team is commended for its significant expertise in a range of banking and project financing mandates. It advises a variety of regional clients on sukuk and M&A deals, with additional experience of financial restructuring, securitisation and commercial contracts. It also offers extensive cross-border capabilities, particularly in relation to matters originating in Saudi Arabia.
  2. Trowers & Hamlins
    Corporate & Finance: Foreign
    2023 | Band 1
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Band 2
  1. DLA Piper Middle East LLP
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    DLA Piper Middle East LLP
    Corporate & Finance: Foreign
    2023 | Band 2 |
    DLA Piper is a global law firm with a respected Middle East practice and which is acknowledged for its strong commercial capabilities in Bahrain. The firm's finance, projects and restructuring group advises on the full range of banking regulatory and M&A work, as well as real estate and energy matters. Its clients include large regional banks and multinationals.
  2. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Corporate & Finance: Foreign
    2023 | Band 2 |
    A Freshfields team acted for both the Electricity and Water Authority of Bahrain and the country's Ministry of Finance in connection with the USD2.1 billion development, construction and financing of the Al Dur power and water plant.
  3. Al Tamimi & Co.
    Corporate & Finance: Foreign
    2023 | Band 2