Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Saudi Arabia
Band 2
Contact number
+966118274045Chambers Review
Linklaters maintains a compact team in Riyadh with pronounced strengths in finance as well as M&A work. The banking and finance group provides frequent counsel to a range of domestic and international banks and financial institutions, as well as assisting several regional corporations with their borrowing needs. The group has experience relating to a wide range of financing transactions, including acquisition and project financing as well as refinancing.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters represented the arrangers and agent in the refinancing of a major syndicated credit facility provided to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm offers quick turnaround, high-quality work and provides great advice to mitigate risks."
"The firm offers quick turnaround, high-quality work and provides great advice to mitigate risks."
Notable Practitioners
Omar El Sayed has an extensive background in Islamic and conventional financing, with significant expertise in syndicated loans and restructurings.
"Omar is an amazing lawyer who runs an incredibly tight ship."
"He is very thorough and very responsive."
"Omar is a very personable individual. He's very commercially minded and easy to deal with."