Proven Results
Measurable Outcomes

Advising the English owners of a leading name SEOS (search engine optimization services) company in its sale to a London listed buyer for part cash part shares. The advice given was legal, but also market practice and new structural themes. It led to the seller clients successfully increasing their sale price by over 10% and increasing their cash (as against shares) consideration by 20% or more.

Advising a financially distressed UAE public company on a joint venture to secure development rescue for a large residential development. The CEO inevitably moved on and has referred colleagues to me for advice for the 4 years since.

Acting for the shareholders of a Dubai freezone company (DAFZA) on its sale to one of the World's largest hedge funds/private investment firms headquartered in the USA. Despite the buyer being advised by a global top 20 law firm, the firm's advice was critical in getting the deal completed at all. The client was offered a fee range after the event and selected the highest end of the range.

Advising the principals on crypto-backed funding of their UAE oil trading business by the investment arm a household name crypto.

Completing a joint venture and then advising on its ITO (initial token offering) via Dubai (DWTC) and London.

Intense 9 month role as head of legal, advising a UAE Sovereign Wealth Fund and its spin-out vehicle, on the transfer of an entire business sector out of public ownership and into more efficient and funded semi-private ownership.

Doing a series of franchise deals for a key client, buying Häagen-Dazs, Foot Locker, North Face, Reebok, and selling KFC, Volvo and Mövenpick.

Advising one of the most well-known KSA businesses on a joint venture & project advice for commercializing underwater greenhouses.

Advising the owners of a well-known Dubai night club business; and the owners of one of the leading UAE company set-up businesses – on joint ventures and broad legal/business issues.