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Bahrain: New Horizons for ASAR Bahrain

07 May 2025 by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners - Bahrain

On April 23, ASAR Bahrain marked a major milestone with the official opening of our new office on the 32nd floor of United Tower, Bahrain Bay. This move reflects our continued growth and our focus on delivering exceptional legal services in a modern, client-driven environment.

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Bahrain: Navigating High-Value Deals: ASAR Advises on Burgan Bank’s USD 190M Acquisition

04 March 2025 by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners - Bahrain

Supporting another major transaction in the regional banking sector, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners is proud to have advised Burgan Bank on its acquisition of the entire share capital of United Gulf Bank BSC © (UGB) in a USD 190 million transaction. Our role encompassed drafting and negotiating the share purchase agreement, securing regulatory approvals, and completing closing formalities.

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Bahrain: ASAR Advises Ma’aden on BHD 363 Million Acquisition on Bahrain Bourse

26 February 2025 by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners - Bahrain

ASAR acted as Bahrain legal counsel to Ma’aden in its acquisition of 292.8 million shares in Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) from SABIC Industrial Investment Company. The transaction, valued at BHD 363 million, was executed via block sale on Bahrain Bourse and represents 20.62% of ALBA’s share capital.

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Navigating the intricacies related to the acquisition of a Bahraini conventional bank by an Islamic bank

05 June 2023 by Steven Brown, Partner; Rahul Sud, Senior Associate, ASAR

ASAR Al-Ruwayeh & Partners (ASAR) recently acted as counsel to Ahli United Bank B.S.C. (AUB) in relation to the successful takeover by Kuwait Finance House K.S.C.P. (KFH) through a listed share swap transaction.

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2019 M&A Report: Bahrain

01 March 2019 by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners

2019 M&A Report: Bahrain

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IFLR 2018 M&A Report: Bahrain

19 December 2018 by ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners

IFLR 2018 M&A Report: Bahrain

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2016 Mergers and Acquisitions Report: Bahrain

29 March 2016 by Steven Brown and Paul Day

Steven Brown and Paul Day of ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners assess the M&A regulatory framework in Bahrain

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2015 Mergers and Acquisitions Report: Bahrain

26 March 2015 by Paul Day and Steven Brown

Paul Day and Steven Brown of ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners assess the regulatory landscape for mergers and acquisitions in Bahrain