London-headquartered international law firm Pinsent Masons has advised clients for more than 15 years from its office in Dubai.
Focusses / specialisms
The banking and restructuring team covers all areas of legal advice and services commercial lenders, borrowers, sponsors, multilateral agencies and other development finance institutions and credit agencies across all industry sectors.
In M&A, the firm increasingly acts for high-profile clients, including government bodies, domestic companies and international corporations, on a range of M&A work across the MENA region.
The firm’s projects team’s strengths lie in supporting projects spanning their entire lifecycle. The firm works across several sectors including transport and infrastructure, energy, water and oil and gas.
Key clients
Key clients include NMC Healthcare, Ecotrade, National Center for Privatization, Government of Jordan, Lebanese Centre for Energy Efficiency, HSBC, Mashreqbank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Al Rajhi Bank, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, Mizuho, Samsung Engineering, China Railway Construction Corporation, Consolidated Contractors Company, Lulu Group and Meraas Holding.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
M&A
“Pinsent Masons’ M&A team is extremely competent and professional. I personally admire their ability to handle complex M&A transactions in a very efficient manner. Pinsent Masons’ team members are very knowledgeable and are on top of market updates. We worked with many other law firms in the region, but the service we received from them is unparalleled.”
Project finance
“They understand their craft. They are solution oriented, and always strive to ensure that lenders and sponsors on the project speak the same language. They are very responsive.”
