Matouk Bassiouny established its Dubai location in 2018, and since then has quickly established itself as one of the leading local law firms in the UAE. Led by our UAE office Managing Partner, Jirayr Habibian, our lawyers are experts in advising on all aspects of UAE law. Our Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices are well placed to provide local legal support across the GCC. We advise both local and international companies, on a full range of issues.

• Representation of DTS Solution in connection with the sale of a majority stake to Beyon Cyber part of the Beyon Group.
• Representation of Emirates International Investment Company in connection with a share swaps transaction and divestment of equity with Citadel Capital SAE. Transaction value: over EGP 1 billion.
• Representation of KBBO group in connection with the acquisition of Al Safwa Mubasher PSC- a number one ranked securities brokerage firm in the UAE. Transaction value: AED 260 million.
• Representation of Eni in connection with advising on their SPA, carrying out full legal due diligence on ADNOC and other legal work. Transaction value: USD 3.3 billion
• Representation of Emirates NBD in connection with the largest rights issue of AED 6.5 billion.

• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Equity
• Competition
• M&A
• Private equity
• Project bonds
• Restructuring and insolvency