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Dentons is known for its unparalleled international presence and maintains a longstanding and distinguished team in Muscat. It continues to dominate the capital markets space, acting for government entities and leading domestic banks on debut issuances and Tier 1 securities. The corporate team in Oman regularly advises on large-scale M&A, group restructurings and high-stakes commercial agreements in the financial services and oil and gas sectors. The Muscat office regularly works on cross-border matters in conjunction with Dentons colleagues based in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Work Highlights
- Dentons advised Huaxin (Hainan) Investment with its USD193 million acquisition of a majority stake in Oman Cement Company from the Oman Investment Authority.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Dentons team is very responsive."
"The Dentons team is very responsive."
Notable Practitioners
![Sadaf Buchanan](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3227020/17f4b372-ff2b-4b29-be67-fb296d08b13f/profile.png)
Sadaf Buchanan leads Dentons' Omani banking and finance team and is particularly prominent in the field of debt capital markets. Her wide-ranging experience covers project bonds and Tier 1 securities issuances, in addition to the negotiation of billion-dollar term loan facilities.
"Sadaf knows Oman well and helped us a lot."
![Jamie Gibson](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3227027/b6d12a47-192a-4c9a-869e-0c0c8ada0d04/profile.png)
Muscat managing partner Jamie Gibson also leads Dentons' Omani corporate team. He demonstrates broad commercial know-how, being regularly instructed to advise on high-value M&A and joint venture mandates. He acts for a number of key players in the infrastructure and construction spaces.