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• Advised the participants in connection with the USD7 billion Shariah-compliant murabaha facility for the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
  
• Advised a syndicate of 13 international and regional banks on USD3.6 billion conventional and murabaha term loan facilities provided to Saudi Electricity Company.
  
• Advised on the first three restructurings implemented under the UAE’s bankruptcy law.
  

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• Advising GEMS Education on its secured syndicated term and revolving multi-tranched conventional and Islamic facilities, refinancing its existing financing arrangements.
  
• Advising the arrangers on the bridge-to-bond conventional and Islamic facilities to OQ Exploration and Production LLC.
  
• Advising the financiers on the provision of Shariah-compliant acquisition financing facilities to a Fajr Capital-led consortium to purchase the GCC Business of Aster DM Healthcare.
  

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• Advised in relation to a USD1.92 billion green loan dual-tranche murabaha financing to Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation (Al Rajhi Bank).
  
• Advised Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new national airline, on the closing of its inaugural Islamic Revolving Credit Facility amounting to $1.3 billion for its launch.
  
• Advised HSBC Bank Middle East as lender counsel on a sustainability linked Islamic facility provided to QInvest LLC, a subsidiary of Qatar Islamic Bank.
  

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• Acting for the Metito group on the restructure of its existing bank debt from over 20 regional and international banks.
  
• Acting for the mandated lead arrangers on the facilities made available to TA in order to finance its majority acquisition of Alephya Education, a major school provider operating across the gulf.
  
• Acting for Azizi Developments LLC on a receivables financing from Cerberus Capital Management for strategic land acquisitions in the UAE.
  

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• Acting as legal counsel to FIM Prime Marina Holding Ltd, a special purpose entity wholly owned by a fund managed by FIM Partners, in relation to the Sharia compliant financing of its acquisition of the Nuran Marina serviced residences in Dubai Marina, from Eshraq Investments PJSC („Eshraq“) for a purchase price of AED 133 million.
  

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• Advised Aldar Properties PJSC (Aldar) in relation to its landmark AED9 billion (US$2.45 billion) sustainability-linked syndicated senior unsecured committed multi-tranche revolving credit facility.
  
• Advised on the project financing and development of the Hafeet Rail project. This initiative marks the GCC’s first cross-border rail project, including the future connection between Abu Dhabi and Sohar Port in Oman.
  
• Advised the syndicate of financiers on a landmark Shari’a-compliant syndicated ship financing totalling US$235 million for an Al Seer Marine and BGN joint venture, ABGC.
  

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• Acting as UAE counsel to the project Company in relation to the USD 900 million refinancing and restructuring of the original project financing for the purpose of establishing a power generation project in the UAE.
  
• Advised a UAE-based Islamic bank on a USD 115 million Ijarah facility to a hotel Sky Palace HM Limited, to restructure existing financing and fund a REIT in the Cayman Islands.
  
• Advising the borrower, a global natural resources company, in connection with four rounds of amendments to existing term loan facilities in excess of USD 3 billion.
  

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• Acting as local law counsel to the lenders in connection with the UAE and Oman aspects of the the Omani Emirati railway network project.
  

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• Acting for David Stark and Paul Leggett of Deloitte and Salem Ballama as the joint Court-appointed trustees of the KBBO Group, on the landmark debt restructuring of a diversified investment group headquartered in the UAE with operations across the MENA region, Europe and the United States.
  
• Acting for David Stark and Paul Leggett of Deloitte and Salem Ballama as joint trustees of the Emirates Hospitals Group (EHG), a private sector hospitals group with facilities and clinics in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah, in connection with the implementation of its restructuring plan which formed part of the wider KBBO bankruptcy proceedings.
  
• Advised Emirates Islamic Bank in relation to: a AED 290 million murabaha facility made available to Abdul Samad Al Qurashi Holding (ASQ), a Saudi Arabian company specialised and leader in the oud perfumes and fragrances.
  

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• Advised Investcorp on its US$800 million revolving credit facilities.
  
• Advised e& on its AED6.5 billion term loan facilities arranged by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC and First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC.
  
• Acted as borrower Counsel and transaction drafting counsel to Tabby, a Dubai-based payments services fintech, in connection with a revolving credit facility to be entered into with J.P. Morgan. The facility was secured by buy-now-pay-later consumer receivables originated in KSA and the UAE.
  

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• Advised the lenders on the provision of approximately USD240 million of senior debt financing (with hedging) on a Wakala-ijara financing structure and a further USD60 million of equity bridge financing (again with hedging) on a Murabaha financing structure for the Consortium’s bid for the development, construction, operation and maintenance of the 300MW Rabigh 2 solar photovoltaic project in Saudi Arabia.
  
• Advised the senior lenders, senior hedging banks, equity bridge lenders and administrative parties for more than 18 months in connection with the first waste-water sewage treatment project in Qatar procured under Qatar’s new PPP framework
  
• Advising T14 Holdings Limited (the real estate / hospitality arm of Lulu group) as borrower in connection with AED 455,000,000 (approx. US$ 125,000,000) working capital term facilities made available by Mashreqbank psc were secured against the Pullman Hotel in Dubai and related accommodation facilities.
  

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• Acted as sponsor’s counsel for the landmark PPP joint venture formed by a GCC government owned port operator and a private group that is a world leader in shipping and logistics.
  
• Acted as legal counsel to a Middle Eastern bank on a cross-border distressed debt restructuring and acquisition financing involving syndicated facility transition, covenant releases, and intercreditor arrangements across six jurisdictions.
  
• Advised Al Dahra on a structured trade finance transaction involving flash title transfer, receivables purchase, and multi-jurisdictional assignment mechanics to support regional wheat commodity imports.
  

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• Advised GFH Financial Group B.S.C. in establishing a Shari’ah compliant investment fund which has been uniquely structured to satisfy Shari’ah requirements and ensure U.S. tax efficiency.
  
• Advised long-standing client Emirates NBD Capital Limited in relation to the Shari’ah compliant AED 1.2 billion (circa US$327 million) Murabaha financing for Parkin Company P.J.S.C.
  
• Advised a syndicate of financiers on a US$1 billion senior unsecured dual tranche conventional and Islamic compliant financing for Avolon Aerospace, a leading global aviation finance company.
  

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• Represented a consortium of 10 lenders in the refinancing of the Al Dur Phase II Independent Water and Power Project in Bahrain. Riyad Bank acted as Intercreditor Agent during the refinancing process, with ACWA Power and Mitsui as sponsors and Haya Power & Desalination Company B.S.C. (Closed) as the borrower.
  
• Advised ACWA Power, The Saudi Electricity Company, and Haji Abdullah Alireza & Co, as the sponsors, in connection with the project financing of both the Taiba 1 and Qassim 1 CCGTs (combined-cycle gas turbines) independent power projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, each boasting a production capacity of 1,800 megawatts.
  
• Advised Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation, and Emirates NBD Bank on the refinancing of the 200 MW solar Shuaa Energy 1 Independent Power Project in Dubai.
  

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• Instructed by Pure Health Holdings (PHH) concerning a significant transaction involving the acquisition of Hellenic Healthcare Group (HHG). Deal value USD2.3 billion.
  
• Instructed by an international law firm to act as UAE and DIFC legal counsel for a leading Asia-based apparel manufacturer and its group subsidiaries in connection with a USD 70,000,000 financing provided by International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank).
  
• Instructed by an international law firm to act as UAE counsel to a consortium of European lenders, including DEG and Proparco, in connection with a USD 60,000,000 financing to a Dubai-based borrower.
  

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• Represented Mered on the real estate finance and development project for its flagship project in Dubai Internet City in Dubai, UAE (registered as “Iconic Tower”).
  
• Represented Nedbank CIB on the enforcement of security over two Boeing 737-800 aircraft coming out of the insolvency of South African airline Comair, which was effected through a sale to Aircraft Engine Lease Finance Inc. (AELF).
  
• Acted for Nedbank CIB in financing of one used Boeing 737-800 aircraft arranged and underwritten by Nedbank Limited. Aircraft Engine Lease Finance Inc. (AELF), as the servicer and owner of the borrowing SPV, availed the US$ 13 million financing for the acquisition of a 737-800 from South Africa’s Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB).
  

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• Acting for Emirates NBD Capital in relation to the cross-border, multi-currency, dual conventional-Islamic syndicated financing made available to a Turkish public-sector entity.
  
• Advising the UAE’s leading Islamic bank in relation to an AED 1.25 billion Shariah-compliant refinance of a leading real estate development project in Dubai which had previously received “rescue finance” from an overseas debt fund.
  
• Advising a financial institution creditor in relation to the first creditor-led petition for restructuring under the UAE’s new Restructuring & Insolvency Law.
  

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• Advised Warba Bank and BNP Paribas on a first-of-its-kind cross-border sukuk for a French LNG vessel project. The Shari’ah-compliant structure involved complex coordination across France, Norway, and Kuwait, combining Islamic finance with French leasing law.
  
• Advising National Bank of Fujairah on the AED 1.2bn refinancing of 31 solar PV projects developed by Yellow Door Energy in Dubai.
  
• Advised a bank consortium on a US$500m revolving credit facility for Scorpio Tankers to finance 26 product tankers. The facility, led by BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered, and DNB, includes a US$100m accordion feature.