Ranked in 4 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Corporate/M&A

Middle East-wide

10 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Corporate/M&A: Dubai-based

United Arab Emirates

4 Years Ranked

F

Foreign Expert

Corporate/M&A

United Arab Emirates

6 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Corporate/M&A

Egypt

6 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Pervez Akhtar

Global

Practice Areas

Pervez has over 25 years of extensive cross-border experience with a practice focusing on M&A, private equity and joint ventures across various sectors including financial services, insurance, energy, utilities, transport, logistics, consumer goods, retail, education, healthcare, telecoms and media.

His clients are typically regional and international financial investors, corporates and private equity houses doing business throughout MENA, the rest of Africa, Turkey, and south and southeast Asia. Pervez also advises sovereign wealth funds and government investment vehicles on transactions integral to their strategic investment and economic diversification programmes.

He is recognised as one of the region’s leading corporate lawyers and is consistently ranked in the leading legal directories. He has significant ‘on the ground’ experience in MENA and internationally, advising on some of the most complex deals and the most high profile transactions in the MENA region.

Chambers Review

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Global

Corporate/M&A - Middle East-wide
1
Band 1

Pervez Akhtar is a market leader in M&A transactions across the Middle East. He is particularly distinguished in the private equity sphere, acting for high-profile regional and international clients including sovereign wealth funds. He is also a pre-eminent lawyer for transactions in the oil and gas, education, and food and beverage sectors. He is based in Dubai.


Corporate/M&A: Dubai-based - United Arab Emirates
1
Band 1

Pervez Akhtar is an eminent lawyer who is widely considered a top choice for private equity and M&A transactions in the UAE and further afield. He regularly handles ground-breaking acquisitions on behalf of venture capital firms, sovereign wealth funds and clients in the energy and education sectors. He is further recognised for his expertise in Egypt-related deals.


Corporate/M&A - United Arab Emirates
F
Foreign expert in Egypt

Pervez Akhtar is an eminent lawyer who is widely considered a top choice for private equity and M&A transactions in the UAE and further afield. He regularly handles ground-breaking acquisitions on behalf of venture capital firms, sovereign wealth funds and clients in the energy and education sectors. He is further recognised for his expertise in Egypt-related deals.


Corporate/M&A - Egypt
Egypt expertise based abroad

Pervez Akhtar is a Dubai-based lawyer with a significant track record when it comes to Egyptian M&A deals. Well respected by fellow lawyers, he has experience assisting clients with transactions in several sectors, including financial services and IT.

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