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Africa to Asia: Legal Narratives of Change and Continuity
This Edition of Law Update, From Africa to Asia: Legal Narratives of Change and Continuity, takes you on a journey through dynamic markets.
Africa is undergoing a tech-driven transformation, overcoming regulatory challenges while its startup ecosystem thrives. India’s legal framework is evolving rapidly, keeping pace with its expanding economy and diverse business environment.
We also dive into China’s regulatory shifts, particularly how they are shaping investments in the MENA region, and explore Korea’s innovative global partnerships, which are driving advancements in industries across the UAE and beyond.
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A complete spectrum of legal services across jurisdictions in the Middle East & North Africa.
Biography
Suhail is an experienced corporate lawyer with expertise in cross border M&A in the Middle East region and with a focus in the technology (including fintech and digital payments) and infrastructure sectors. He also advises extensively on shareholders’ agreements, fund-raising and start up investments, corporate governance and regulatory matters.
Suhail has been based in Dubai since 2008. He has worked on transactions across the Middle East region and in the wider South Asia and Africa region often structuring investment activity via UAE registered holding entities.
His expertise includes foreign direct investment and assisting multi-national companies to expand their footprint across the region. Over this time in the Middle East, he has advised the region’s leading fintech companies, government entities, private equity investors and family offices in relation to a wide range of M&A deals and investment activity.
Suhail is recommended as an expert UAE-based lawyer by legal directories Legal 500 EMEA and IFLR 1000. He is also recognised for doing “an exceptional job on joint ventures, especially cross-border work” – Chambers Global 2018. He has a broad knowledge of English Law, DIFC Law and Local Law in Dubai, which is critical for anyone operating here.” – Chambers Global 2017.
Recent Experience
- Acting for a listed UAE payment services provider on the disposal of a 50% interest in UAE company.
- Acting for a listed UAE payment services provider on the disposal of a majority interest in regional payment scheme company.
- Acting for institutional investors on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital in an ADGM regulated brokerage firm.
- Acting for institutional investors on the acquisition of a minority stake in a DIFC regulated brokerage firm.
- Acting for a leading e-commerce company in connection with the establishment of an e-wallets platform in the GCC and associated regulatory advice.
- Acting for Etihad Water & Electricity Company PJSC on its investment in a USD 950m utilities project in the UAE.
- Acting for a Canadian listed company on its USD 40m take private and re-domicile to the UAE.
- Acting for a South Africa listed company on its acquisition of a data handling business in the UAE.
- Acting for the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (as co-developer) on the entry into a joint venture/framework agreement with Mubadala Development Company for the procurement of six independent water and power projects in the UAE.
- Advising Carnival Corporation on its participation as port operator in a multi-billion US dollar development for a new cruise liner terminal in the UAE.
- Advising Saudi Arabia’s Zahid Group on its acquisition of a 50% stake in Greencells Group (one of Europe’s largest solar plant developers and operators).
- Advising True North Partners on all GCC aspects of a transaction in which they committed to invest USD 200 million of funds into healthcare sector company, KIMS Group.
- Advising a Spanish hotel group in connection with the acquisition of a 50% interest in a UAE hotel operator and subsequent entry into Hotel Management Agreements in the UAE.
- Advising a UK listed company on the reverse take-over of a UAE target company including UAE law aspects of the acquisition and supporting the AIM listing aspects of the transaction.
Language(s)
- Bengali
- English
- Urdu
Education
1997 – LLB (Hons), The University of Birmingham
Admission
2000 – Solicitor, England & Wales
Practice(s)
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