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Africa & Asia
Connecting Continents, Shaping Law
This month, our focus turns to Africa and Asia, two regions reshaping global growth and investment. From Egypt’s ongoing legal and economic reforms and the strengthening of UAE–Moroccan relations, to the rise of Korean investment across the Middle East, this issue highlights the developments driving change across these markets.
We also explore the UAE’s role as a bridge between regions – a hub for private wealth management, dispute resolution, and cross-border collaboration, connecting businesses and investors across Africa and Asia. The articles in this edition offer practical insights into how these shifts are influencing trade, regulation, and market confidence across the wider region.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
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Nour Srour
Senior Associate
Biography
Nour is a Senior Associate specializing in corporate structuring and transactional matters across the UAE and the wider GCC region.
A member of the Beirut Bar Association, Nour brings extensive experience in advising clients on complex corporate and regulatory issues, demonstrating a deep understanding of UAE laws, precedents, and regulatory frameworks.
Nour’s practice encompasses advising on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, and beneficial ownership compliance.
He has played a key role in restructuring projects involving UAE free zones and regulatory authorities, and has provided strategic guidance on regulatory strategy, external communications, and engagement with governmental and quasi-governmental bodies.
In addition, Nour has successfully drafted and negotiated various commercial agreements, including Memoranda of Association, Shareholder Agreements, Subscription Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements and Sale and Purchase Agreements. He has also advised on the design and implementation of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and other incentive structures, supporting clients through all stages of corporate transactions and business restructuring.
Recent Experience
- Advised:
- Dolce & Gabbana on setting up their business in Abu Dhabi.
- Global energy company in the structure and implementation of the setup of their entities for a project related to converting waste to energy in the UAE.
- Leading Bank in the UAE in restructuring their business in Abu Dhabi.
- Loro Piana on setting up their business in Abu Dhabi.
- Microsoft on their strategic investment worth $1.5 billion in G42 to accelerate AI development and global expansion.
- Monterock on selling a stake in Mykonos-based Nammos Group to Alpha Dhabi.
- Multinational company on the cross-border acquisitions of multiple entities in the UAE amounting to $500 million.
- Multinational company with implementation of re- domiciliation of foreign corporate entities to ADGM.
- Multinational F&B company on restructuring their entities and branches in the UAE.
- Multinational investment company on the acquisition of several F&B businesses in the UAE worth $350 million.
- Private Office in Abu Dhabi on restructuring their entities in the UAE.
- Single-family office and privately owned investment group migrating their business to ADGM.
- Assisted in:
- Re-domiciliation of several offshore holding structures from different jurisdictions to the ADGM.
- Setting up several corporate structures in the ADGM and UAE mainland.
- Setting up tech-start up entities in the ADGM.
Language(s)
- Arabic
- English
- German
Education
2017 – Bachelors of Law, Université La Sagesse
Admission
2019 – Beirut Bar Association, Lawyer
Practice(s)
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