Corporate & Commercial
End-to-end advisory for companies navigating the Gulf’s regulatory landscape.
We advise foreign and local companies on investment regulations, licensing, sectoral restrictions and compliance across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. Lawyers combine legal knowledge with practical business insight so clients have the clarity to establish and scale.
Market entry and operations
- Structuring in DIFC, ADGM, mainland UAE, MISA vehicles in KSA, QFC and local companies
- Incorporation, licensing, regulatory approvals and foreign ownership rules
- Trade, customs, agency and cross-border barriers
- Employment, immigration and secondment structures that sit with the corporate plan
M&A, capital markets and restructuring
We have significant expertise in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, capital markets and foreign exchange controls, helping clients structure complex transactions in line with local law. Our capital markets work covers offerings, private placements, takeovers, buy-backs and ongoing disclosure.
Business challenges are inevitable. Our restructuring team advises distressed companies, creditors and investors on reorganisations, recapitalisations, liability management and insolvency processes, with a preference for preserving value where the business can be saved.