Ranked in 5 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

Capital Markets: Equity

Middle East-wide

1 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Capital Markets: Equity

United Arab Emirates

2 Years Ranked

F

Foreign Expert

Capital Markets: Equity

United Arab Emirates

1 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Corporate/Commercial

Saudi Arabia

1 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Capital Markets

Saudi Arabia

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Omar Rashid

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Practice Areas

Omar leads the firm’s capital markets practice in the UAE and has extensive experience advising on equity investments and IPOs across the region with a focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

He has a broad range of corporate experience including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and public takeovers.

Career

Cambridge University (BA & MA, Law) 1995

Cambridge University (LLM, Public International Law) 1996

Admitted as a barrister to Middle Temple 1997

Tenant, Radcliffe Chambers, Lincoln's Inn 1997

Linklaters LLP London, New York and Dubai 2000

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2004

Seconded to Morgan Stanley, London 2004-05

Seconded to RBS, Dubai 2009

Joined Clifford Chance 2010

Partner since 2012

Co-Head of the Corporate Practice at AS&H Clifford Chance 2016

Head of UAE Equity Capital Markets at Clifford Chance 2024

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Corporate/Commercial - Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia expertise based abroad
Individual Editorial
Omar Rashid has wide-ranging expertise, equipping him well to handle acquisitions, divestments, mergers and restructurings. He regularly takes a leading role on some of the most significant transactions in Saudi Arabia.

Capital Markets: Equity - Middle East-wide

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

With a long-standing reputation in the Saudi Arabian legal market, Omar Rashid leads Clifford Chance's Middle Eastern equity capital markets division. He combines his expertise in ECM matters with extensive experience in M&A transactions.


Capital Markets - Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia expertise based abroad
Individual Editorial

Omar Rashid leads Clifford Chance's Middle East equity capital markets group from Dubai. He takes a lead role on a wide variety of Saudi issuances, combining his capital markets knowledge with a strong standing in corporate and M&A transactions.


Capital Markets: Equity - United Arab Emirates

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Omar Rashid leads Clifford Chance's Middle East equity capital markets offering. He is well regarded and recognised in the market for his vast experience and activity acting on market-leading regional IPOs. He has further experience providing advice on the full gamut of equity issues, including block trades.


Capital Markets: Equity - United Arab Emirates

F
Foreign expert in Saudi Arabia
Individual Editorial

Omar Rashid leads Clifford Chance's Middle East equity capital markets offering. He is well regarded and recognised in the market for his vast experience and activity acting on market-leading regional IPOs. He has further experience providing advice on the full gamut of equity issues, including block trades.

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