Corporate/M&A

The successful execution of an M&A transaction requires lawyers who understand their clients' businesses and markets, including the risks associated with their sector and how they can be mitigated in a pragmatic and cost-effective manner. Our M&A team are structured according to our clients’ sectors and will work with you and your other advisers to produce innovative structures and solutions that address the risks and challenges faced in your deals.

We advise our clients on all aspects of M&A, PE/VC, capital markets (IPOs an secondaries), finance raisings, joint ventures and public or private transactions from heads of terms stage, through due diligence, document execution, closing and post-completion transitional arrangements, and all aspects of any conventional or Islamic financing involved. We also support our clients on corporate establishments in the Kingdom, and assist with licensing and regulatory matters, distribution arrangement/routes to market and structuring required for your business.

Given our vast global platform, we are also perfectly placed to assist Middle Eastern clients, including Saudi investors and conglomerates, on outbound investments from the Middle East into Europe, Africa, Asia and elsewhere.

With the resources of over 700 corporate lawyers in 42 countries, no transaction is too large for our corporate team. We add value by thinking and acting beyond our traditional role of lawyers to offer pragmatic and commercially minded solutions to get your transactions over the line in a way which best suits your business objectives. Whether a global multinational group, government entity, sophisticated family office or a dynamic domestic business, we can deliver a tailored, commercial, cost effective solution for you domestically and globally.