Practice Areas - Corporate & Commercial Law
The Corporate & Commercial team assists with a variety of corporate and commercial work. A summary of our key areas of corporate and commercial expertise is set out below.
Mergers and Acquisitions
KSLG assists with mergers and acquisitions for both private and public entities in a variety of industry sectors. In addition to assisting with transactions based in the jurisdictions in which we operate, we also have an excellent network of affiliates and correspondent firms which enables us to coordinate cross-border transactions across the Middle East as well as in Asia, Europe and the USA.
Private Equity
KSLG has a number of significant private equity groups as clients, and can assist with various private equity needs such as leveraged buy-outs (LBO’s), venture capital financing, growth capital financing, and various financing solutions for distressed entities.
Capital Markets
KSLG can assist with initial public offerings (IPO’s), secondary issuances, takeovers and de-listings in relation to companies listed on the stock exchanges in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
Corporate Restructuring
KSLG has a depth of experience in assisting with corporate restructurings for companies of various scales and in various industries.
Commercial Advice
KSLG assists with a broad range of commercial work, including:
- company formations;
- asset purchases;
- licensing agreements;
- agency and distributorship agreements;
- joint ventures;
- shareholder and investment agreements;
- compliance advice;
- manufacture, supply and service agreements; and
- company secretarial services.
Anti-Trust and Competition
KSLG advises on anti-trust and competition law in Iraq, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency
KSLG advises on bankruptcy and insolvency procedures for various entities in Iraq, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Publications
"The Growth of IT Investments in UAE and the Wider Region - An Auspicious Legal Infrastructure
", Financier Worldwide, April 2008, Nasser Ali Khasawneh
"Recent Amendments to the Commercial Agencies Law of the United Arab Emirates", Business Law Review, January 2007, Nayiri Boghossian
“A Comparative Study of Specific Performance Provisions in the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale Of Goods”, Pace Review of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods, 2000, Nayiri Boghossian
