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Provided by Al Tamimi & Company
Over 30 years Al Tamimi has acquired a reputation as the MENA region’s premier capital markets practice. Our long-standing, deep relationships with financial services regulators, tock exchanges and government ministries add significant value to Clients' transactions. Our ability to work seamlessly in Arabic and English serves to mitigate timetable risk and ensure that we “get the deal done”.
We are vastly experienced in all aspects of capital markets through our 9 offices across MENA and internationally with expertise in primary and secondary equity offerings, particularly IPOs, other equity fundraisings, debt securities and Sukuk. In addition to debt and equity raises on stock exchanges throughout MENA, we have played a vital role for regional companies and their counsel accessing global capital markets with IPOs in London and New York. We join the fundraising journey of our clients from private placements, convertibles, conventional and Islamic bonds to IPO exits for founders, venture capital or private equity or government privatisations.
We also advise on English law and our size and geographical coverage enables us to provide highly specialised industry sector advice and a full service practice for capital markets clients as their needs progress with optimal solutions for pre-deal restructuring and post-listing services including dependable assistance with corporate governance, ongoing regulatory requirements, M&A, share option schemes and secondary equity fundraisings.
Chambers Review
Al Tamimi & Company is a strong regional law firm with offices across nine countries in the Middle East, in addition to a newly launched presence in Morocco. It has particular capital markets strengths in the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain, and is especially known for ECM work. The firm regularly leads matters in its own right and is also often sought out as local counsel by international law firms with regard to transactions across the region. Al Tamimi is increasingly present in DCM, most notably in sukuk and securitisations, and represents a wide range of clients, with strong experience working for regulators and government authorities.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are highly responsive and client-oriented."
"They are highly responsive and client-oriented."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Tarbuck heads Al Tamimi's capital markets team from his base in Dubai. He has a significant reputation with regard to domestic and international IPOs, and further experience in debt issuances.
"He is notable for his extremely smooth delivery of complex mandates."
Rafiq Jaffer counsels clients on an array of finance and debt capital markets matters across the Middle East. He splits his time between Dubai, Riyadh and Bahrain.
"He is commercially aware, very responsive and always ready to help."
Ranked Lawyers at
Al Tamimi & Company
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Members
Provided by Al Tamimi & Company
Abdelrahman Sherif
Alex Ghazi
Anna Robinson
Arif Mawany
Carla Saliba
Izabella Szadkowska