خدماتنا القانونية املعروضة Our legal services offering الرشق األوسط Middle East Linklaters provides you with market leading practices, strong teams focused on all the main legal areas and a regional geographical footprint within an international network. Linklaters is a leading global law firm with Linklaters’ offices in Dubai and Abu Linklaters is acknowledged as a market 29 offices in 19 countries and has more Dhabi act as a hub for the firm’s activities leader for corporate/M&A, capital markets, top ranked practices globally than its in the MENA region, and our team has banking, project finance, Islamic finance UK or U.S. headquartered competitors*. established itself as one of the few firms and international arbitration matters. Our global approach, commitment to in the region capable of advising on cross- The offices also have dedicated sector excellence and depth of experience border transactions. Our fully-integrated specialists in the energy, infrastructure, mean that we have built a strong track international network means that we petrochemicals, financial institutions, record of advising a range of government are able to draw on our market-leading financial sponsor and telecommunications organisations and privately-owned expertise across various offices, practices sectors. The firm’s track record includes businesses, acting on matters throughout and sector teams when required, while acting on some of the most significant and the region, including in the United Arab providing a seamless service to our innovative deals, as well as some of the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, clients. Our clients instruct us on their most high profile disputes that the region Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, most complex deals, whether it’s operating has seen in recent years. Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey. in, moving into or looking to expand in *Source: Chambers Global 2015 the region. Recent Awards: Equity Deal of the Year Winner of 5 Deal of M&A Team of the Year Emaar Malls IPO the Year Awards IFLR Middle East Awards 2014 IFLR Middle East Awards 2015 Islamic Finance News Deal of the Year Awards 2015 Winner of 13 Deal of Private Equity the Year Awards Deal of the Year Investment Grade Bond/ Islamic Finance News Deal of the 2014 Standard Chartered Sukuk Deal of the Year Year Awards equity investment in Topaz DIFC Investments LLC $700m Sukuk Marine Money Offshore 2015 Debt and Equity linked Loans Bonds and Sukuk Awards 2015 Deal of the Year Global M&A Deal of the Gems Corporate Hybrid Sukuk M&A Deal of the Year Year: Middle East IFLR Middle East Awards 2014 Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Canary Wharf acquisition of Barclays UAE The American Lawyer Awards 2015 retail banking assets IFLR Middle East Awards 2014 Middle East practice highlights. Corporate/M&A We have a pre-eminent market position as lead > Barclays Bank disposal advisers to companies in all areas of public Barclays Bank plc on the disposal of its retail portfolio in takeovers, corporate reorganisations, strategic the UAE to Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC, this represented investments, mergers, acquisitions, disposals Barclay’s exit from their retail business in the UAE and joint venture arrangements. > Emal and Dubal merger DUBAL/ICD on the merger of EMAL and DUBAL to create a US$15bn entity “ This powerhouse maintains its > Al Noor Hospitals Group plc On the combination of Al Noor Hospitals Group plc with position at the forefront of Mediclinic International Limited the market, handling some of > Dubai World Disposal the most complex high-end Dubai World and PFZW on the US$2.8bn disposal deals done in the UAE and of EZW (Jebel Ali Freezone) to DP World > Bahrain Telecommunications Company B.S.C acquisition the region.” Bahrain Telecommunications Company B.S.C on its Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A: UAE acquisition of companies comprising the “Monaco & Islands” division of Cables and Wireless Project finance Our unrivalled projects team have advised on some > Mirfa Power Project financing of the largest and most complex financing deals to be The financing of the US$1.2bn Mirfa Power Project done in the market to date. Our team has extensive in Abu Dhabi experience in the oil and gas, power, petrochemicals > Madinah Airport expansion financing and infrastructure sectors in the region. The financing of the US$1.5bn Madinah Airport Expansion Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia “ Linklaters has one of the > King Abdullah Port financing finest global reputations The financing of the US$1.5bn port project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of any firm in this sector > SATORP Refinery and the UAE office regularly The financing of the US$14bn Jubail SATORP refinery and advises on some of the petrochemicals project in Saudi Arabia sponsored by Saudi biggest-ticket project Aramco and TOTAL > Integrated Acrylates Complex financings in the region.” The financing of the US$2bn integrated Acrylates Complex Chambers Global, Projects and Energy: Middle East in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Banking Our top ranked banking team advises banks and other > Dubai Group restructuring financial institutions, companies and governments on The creditors’ committee for the unsecured and partially domestic and international bank financing transactions secured lenders on all aspects of the US$10bn restructuring across every industry, commercial, financial and of Dubai Group, one of the most complex restructurings to governmental sector. have taken place in the Middle East to date > Acquisition of Travelex We have a particularly strong reputation in high Acquisition of Travelex from Apax by a Middle grade “jumbo” financings, acquisition finance and Eastern consortium debt restructuring. > Jebel Ali Free Zone financing The lead arrangers on a US$1.2bn secured Islamic “ They are visible on facility ranking pari passu with a sukuk in favour of Jebel sophisticated deals with Ali Free Zone FZE > TAQA Facility an international flavour.” The lead arrangers on the US$3.1bn refinancing of Chambers Global, Banking & Finance: Middle East Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) Middle East practice highlights. Capital markets We have a proven track record of providing financial > ADIB Capital issuance institutions, companies and government agencies US$1bn issue by Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, the first with the highest quality legal advice on domestic and international Sharia’a-compliant additional tier 1 international capital markets financing transactions. transaction and the first ever perpetual sukuk > Oman sovereign sukuk Oman’s first ever sovereign sukuk issuance “ This firm has a formidable > Luxembourg sovereign sukuk capital markets practice, Luxembourg sovereign sukuk issuance, the first by a active in market-leading European country debt and equity transactions > Market “firsts” The first Basel III-compliant additional tier 1 capital throughout the GCC from issues internationally, in countries in Europe, Asia and the its offices in Dubai and.. Middle East (including in the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia) Abu Dhabi.” > Emaar Malls Emaar on the IPO of Emaar Malls Chambers Global, Capital markets: Middle East > Al Noor Hospitals Group Al Noor Hospitals Group plc, on its listing and IPO on the London Stock Exchange Sukuk Our award winning Islamic finance team, works on > UK government sukuk the cutting-edge of the Islamic finance field and have The UK government on their £200m issue of Shariah-compliant advised on some of the most significant and innovative Trust Certificates due 2019 – the first sovereign sukuk issued transactions, many of which have been first of its kind. by a non-Muslim world government Our Islamic finance practice is core to our success > Al Hilal Bank sukuk in the Middle East. The joint lead managers on the issue of US$500m Shariah- compliant Additional Tier 1 certificates by Al Hilal Bank PJSC, the first Basel III-compliant offering in the UAE and the first ever Basel III-compliant AT1 in sukuk form > Emaar Malls sukuk “ They gave us really good Emaar Malls Group, on its debut US$750m sukuk al Wakala structure, listed on NASDAQ Dubai advice – it’s good to work > Flydubai sukuk with someone who really The lead managers on the debut issues of US$500m understands Islamic banking.” trust certificates due 2019 for Dubai Aviation Corporation (trading as “flydubai”) using passenger capacity as the Chambers Global, Islamic finance: Middle East underlying assets International arbitration Our international arbitration practice is a global market > European energy company arbitration leader. Major local and multinational companies as well A leading European energy company in an arbitration under as sovereign entities and states increasingly choose the the LCIA Rules brought by two Middle Eastern companies firm’s global team of dedicated arbitration lawyers to > UAE company arbitration advise on all aspects of complex, high-value disputes A leading UAE company in an arbitration relating to the and international arbitrations. termination of a concession agreement in Africa “ The firm relishes the work > Middle Eastern media company arbitration A leading Middle Eastern media company in several ICC we put their way and we have arbitrations relating to the performance and termination of various settled into a very good cooperation and service agreements working relationship. It is > International bank and U.S. construction company arbitration hard to think of anything A leading international bank and a U.S. construction and engineering company in an arbitration relating to a project in Iraq they could improve on.”