Kuwait

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Financial and corporate
Alfahad & Partners (Consultants and Attorneys)

The law firm Alfahad and Partners (Consultants and Attorneys) was established in 2018 and advises clients out of its Kuwait City office.

In the financial sphere, the firm has a particular focus on domestic and cross-border M&A work, especially acquisitions in which they work for clients linked with the banking and financial services sectors.  

 

Key clients

Key clients include TUV SUD, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Finance House, Ahli United Bank, Prime one Group General Trading and Contracting, Aref Investment Group, Biotisk Energier Sweden, and Rexel Middle East.

Al-Hossam Legal

Al-Hossam Legal is a Kuwaiti law firm with vast experience in advising on a wide array of financial and corporate transactions. It has its offices in Kuwait City. 

 

The firm has decades of experience in advising clients on banking and finance, M&A, and capital markets transactions.  

The firm is particularly active in advising on M&A deals and the equity side of capital markets transactions such as mergers, rights issues and initial public offerings for clients in the banking sector. The firm also advises on debt capital markets, especially bond issuances. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients include National Industries Holding Company, Kuwait Financial Centre, Gulf Bank, Al-Ahli Bank, Boubyan Bank, Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company, Kamco Investment Company, National Industries Group Holdings, and Boubyan Petrochemical Company.

ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Kuwaiti law firm ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners was founded in 1977. The firm has offices in both Kuwait City and Manama, Bahrain. The firm is led by managing partner Ahmed Barakat.

In the financial and corporate practice, the firm's work focuses on acquisitions for clients connected with financial services, retail and logistics whilst in project development the firm works on both energy and infrastructure projects for clients connected with the financial services, transportation and energy sectors.

 

Key clients

Key clients include Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Suez Environment, Gameland Trading and Contracting, Hydro Trading, Ahli United Bank, Limak İnşaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret, Petrochemical Industries Co, Kuwait Polypropylene Industries, The National Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait International Bank, Burgan Bank, Kuwait Financial Centre, Cummins PGI, Deloitte & Touche ME, Engie Services Middle East and Riyad Bank.

Meysan

Meysan Partners is a Kuwait headquartered corporate law firm. Founded in 2015 it is led by managing partner Bader El-Jeaan and has operations across the Middle East.

 The firm boasts an active capital markets practice, which has experience encompassing the complete spectrum of equity, debt and hybrids instruments. The practice does predominantly issuer side work and advises on financing mandates.

The firm is also present in M&A where it advises on deals of varying size and complexity.

 

Testimonials

Capital markets: Equity

Flexible with approach and scope. Quality of work as well as understanding of local rules and regulations.”

 

M&A

Meysan is unique in that they only assume lead counsel roles on transactions.  Their lawyers all came from senior positions in international firms and so are confident and experienced in negotiating and leading the most complex and high-value transactions, whether M&A or capital markets.”

My experience with Meysan Partners has exceeded my expectations in every aspect. From start to finish, they show unparalleled professionalism, expertise, and dedication. One aspect that particularly stood out was their proactive approach to identifying and mitigating potential issues before they arise. Their strategic planning were instrumental in navigating seamlessly through some of the challenges, ensuring that a particular transaction progresses smoothly and efficiently.”

I enjoy dealing with Bader El-Jeaan and Michel Ghanem.  They are always professional, courteous and detail oriented and think outside the box.  Also, they are always reachable and ready to go above and beyond to help us solve our legal issues.” 

 

Restructuring

The Meysan team has been extremely pro-active and going above and beyond to meet our needs in a very tight timeline. This includes liaising with the regulators and also coordinating with the local governmental bodies to expedite the process, on several occasions. Moreover, the innovative solutions and expertise regarding how to structure such a transaction on such a large scale since it involved the restructuring of more than 100 companies on a global basis among others were excellent. What really makes them stand out is their level of professionalism, they supported us throughout this transaction which took months to finalise.”

 

Bader El Jeaan

Bader El-Jeaan is perhaps the leading M&A lawyer in the region. He's adept at not only executing high-value M&A deals, but creating precedent transactions for the region.  Recently, he's noted as the strategist of our firm’s recent moves, a transaction that's reverberated in Kuwait and which is likely to trigger others to follow.”

I had the pleasure of working with Bader for several years on various transactions and his out-of-the-box thinking coupled with his in-depth knowledge and experience were every time instrumental in achieving a successful outcome.”

Bader is an extremely knowledgeable attorney and his attention to detail is remarkable. Bader has worked for our firm on a number of large transactions (in Kuwait and overseas) and his continuous feedback and support, along with his project planning skills and dedication throughout these projects are invaluable. His vision and deep understanding of our business’ needs differentiates him from others.”  

 

Michel Ghanem

He communicates, responds, assigns, delegates and provides innovate solutions.”

 

Tarek Yahya

Provides innovative solutions to issues.”

 

Key clients

Key clients include Agility, Daimler, Deliveroo, Delivery Hero, InstaShop, KIPIC, KNPC, HSBC, Citibank, Agthia, L’Oréal, Aetna, Gulf Insurance Company, Kuwait Telecommunications and Ooredoo.

Abdullah Kh Al-Ayoub & Associates

Founded in 1982, Abdullah Kh Al-Ayoub & Associates is a full-service law firm in Kuwait and is led by its founder and managing partner Mr Abdullah Kh. Al-Ayoub.

The firm advises on financial and corporate transactions including international business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and finance. The firm has considerable experience in dealing with financial institutions and companies within Middle East and across Europe, Asia and the United States.

Al Markaz Law Firm

Founded in 1983, Al Markaz Law Firm is situated at the heart of Kuwait City.

The firm’s banking offering has wide-ranging expertise in domestic and international work and serves both Islamic and conventional commercial banks, investment companies, funds and other financial institutions.

In project development the firm works on infrastructure project deals for clients connected with the energy or public sectors.

 

Key clients

Key clients include ABB Utilities, Al Bassam Engineering, Al Masar Leasing & Investment, Arabian Capital Investment and Finance, Bank Muscat, China Export & Credit Insurance Cooperation, Coutts Bank, Gianni, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Kuehne & Nagel, Optima Solutions, RBS International, Skycom Express, Tencent Gaming, Rheinland Kuwait, Xiaomi Corporation and Xpress Money.

Al Yaqout and Al Fouzan Legal Group

With offices in Kuwait and Dubai, Al Yaqout and Al Fouzan Legal Group is a dynamic Middle Eastern law firm. It was formed in 1954 in Kuwait and is presently led by managing partner Mr, Khalifah Al-Yaqout.

The firm is highly active in the Kuwaiti financial and corporate sphere. It has a track record in industries which had previously lacked legal support in the country such as logistics and TMT, where the firm has advised start-ups in the country’s booming tech sector.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Microsoft, Al Ghanim Industries, HSBC, Warba Bank, Talabat, Carriage, Mashkoor, Aayan Real Estate, Hyusong Heavy Industries, Dietsmann and the Embassy of France in Kuwait.

Al-Hamad Legal Group

Al-Hamad Legal Group is headquartered in Kuwait City and was founded by Ms. Rana Yacoub Al-Hamad in 2003.

The firm’s main specialism is banking and finance, both conventional and Islamic, with expertise in aircraft financing, PPP/PFI financing, capital markets and investment funds.

It has strong capabilities in PPP project work in Kuwait and regionally. Its practice spans the broad area of project development across several sectors.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Health Assurance Company (Dhaman), J3 for Management and Development of Lands and Real Estate, Raith Engineering and Manufacturing Company, National Industries Group Holding Company, Alternative Energy Projects Company and Enertech.

International Counsel Bureau

The International Counsel Bureau was established in 1994 by Abdul Rahman Al Haroun. He was later joined by Ghazi Al Qahtani in 1998.  The firm is presently led by managing partner Aisha Al Nesef and has an office in Kuwait City.

In financial and corporate work, the firm has been active in a wide variety of work including mergers, restructurings, investments, bond issuances and loan financing for clients.

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include EQUATE Petrochemicals Company, Kuwait Finance House, NBK Capital, Ahli Bank of Kuwait and Amazon.

Taher Group Law Firm Company for Litigation and Legal Consultation

Taher Group Law Firm was established in 1969 is presently led by Dr Fawaz Alkhateeb the firm’s managing partner. Besides its main location in Kuwait City, the firm also has an office in Cairo.

The firm is active in financial and corporate areas such as banking, capital markets, M&A, regulatory and PPP, with a high volume of transactions completed each year.  Its clients operate in several sectors, including healthcare, services, investments and construction.

 

Key clients

Key recent clients include Marafie Group, Commercial Real Estate Company, Credit and Information Networks, Wara constructions and Waldorf Astoria Hotel Chain.