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“Very knowledgeable and strong technically”
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Dubai
Al Fattan Currency Tower 2,20th floor, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai
T +971 (0)4 5099 121
M +971 56 401 2831
F +971 (0)4 5099 111
Mehdi is a senior finance lawyer in our Global Transactions team in the Middle East.
With more than 10 years of experience in the Middle East, Mehdi has worked on a broad range of complex, cross border financings, refinancings and restructurings across the Middle East and Africa.
Mehdi's clients include financial investors, corporates, banks, debt funds and DFIs. He advises clients across the capital structure, including senior and subordinated creditors, borrowers and shareholders. He is also well versed in Islamic finance principles and regularly acts on complicated Shariah compliant and multi-source (Shariah and conventional) debt arrangements.
Mehdi has been recognised as a Rising Star for Banking by IFLR 1000 and was part of the team awarded Restructuring Team of the Year in 2018 by IFLR Middle East.
back to tab navigation- A major regional bank in relation to enforcement options in connection with the restructuring of major regional forex business.
- OSN in relation to the restructuring of its debt arrangements and complex intercreditor arrangements.
- International DFIs and a regional credit fund in relation to the debt restructuring of a major Egyptian petrochemicals business.
- A major regional bank on the debt restructuring of a leading schools group.
- International sponsors in relation to a complex debt restructuring for one of their portfolio assets operating in the F&B sector in KSA.
- A ministerial committee established by the government of Saudi Arabia on a debt restructuring of systemic importance in relation to a major regional conglomerate with businesses across the region.
- Davidson Kempner on its provision of an emergency liquidity facility for The Abraaj Group.
- Al Hilal Bank PJSC on its three way merger with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Union National Bank.
- CVC Capital Partners (CVC) on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in GEMS Education (GEMS), the world’s largest provider of private school education. The transaction marks CVC’s first major investment in the GCC region and is being funded through debt and equity.
- NBK Capital Partners Mezzanine Fund II, L.P. in connection with an Islamic (Commodity Murabaha) mezzanine facility made available for the development of private hospitals in Egypt and Morocco under the Saudi German Hospital brand owned by BAB Group.
- National Energy Services Reunited Corp. in relation to a US$450m multicurrency term and revolving credit facilities.
- GC Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. and GC Credit Opportunities Fund II, L.P. on their initial and follow on investments, by way of a convertible loans in Carbon Holdings (Egypt’s specialised and largest downstream oil & gas holding company) to finance the development and expansion of three of Carbon Holdings’ petrochemical projects.
- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on its investment, by way of a convertible term loan, in Carbon Holdings.
- GC Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. on its initial and follow on investments into AMAK Petroleum, which is an Egyptian-based petroleum company with operations in Syria and Libya, by way of a term loan facility (with equity kicker).
- Mercator Solutions, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company, in relation to first lien and second lien facilities made available to fund the purchase of Accelya.
- Omantel in relation to acquisition facilities made available to fund the acquisition of a minority stake in regional telco Zain.
- Tunisie Telecom in relation to the finance aspects of its bid to acquire shares in Go plc, the publically listed Maltese telecoms operator.
- Network International on a mutli-source (Islamic and conventional) financing for its acquisition of Emerging Markets Payment Systems from Actis.
- Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic on the finance aspects of their joint acquisition of a 49% stake in UAE-based Network International, a leading payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa.
- TPG and The Abraaj Group on shari’ah compliant acquisition facilities made available by Banque Saudi Fransi in connection with the acquisition of the KSA fast food chain, Kudu. The transaction represented TPG Capital’s maiden investment in the region.
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- BPP Law School, UK (legal practice course)
- University of Manchester, UK (BA (Hons) in accounting and law)
Dubai
Al Fattan Currency Tower 2,20th floor, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai
T +971 (0)4 5099 121
M +971 56 401 2831
F +971 (0)4 5099 111
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His work is excellent and he is super responsive to all our needs
Very knowledgeable and strong technically
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