Companies and businesses don’t just need lawyers - they need strategic business advisors who not only possess an understanding of key business drivers but who are also experts in analysing local and global market conditions to protect their clients’ best interests.

Our model is based on forming strong client relationships which spans over many years. We assist our corporate clients in transactions not only a turning point in their businesses but also a to develop and expand in many ways. We have expertise in representing both sellers and buyers of businesses, which allows us to bring efficiency and skill to the transaction process. Our continuous transaction flow enables us to use technical expertise in negotiating the terms conditions and policies of the process. We ensure that our transaction team addresses the underlying tax and financial objectives of our clients. Since we regularly work with some of the largest local and international companies, we respect the relationship between in-house counsel and their internal clients, providing additional resources and in-depth experience as requested to facilitate their mission.

Our lawyers are continually engaged in acquisitions of all types, for private and public companies located locally, regionally and internationally, involving:

Our practice is highly varied in terms of client, size of the deal and the respective industry. We provide a unique and distinguishable experience set in transactions with high intellectual property content, international transactions, leveraged transactions and acquisitions or mergers.

Our corporate lawyers work together with our well established intellectual property lawyers on all transactions where intellectual property is central to a deal. The multiple methods of acquiring, protecting and exploiting intellectual property assets – especially across national boundaries – present unique issues that need to be addressed in transactions involving the acquisition or monetisation of intellectual property assets. We collaborate to assess the strength of the intellectual property portfolio in question, and identify potential defects in the prosecution history, as well as gaps in coverage, freedom to operate and infringement issues. We also frequently recommend options for more effectively protecting these core assets.

Many years of handling international deals, our affiliate law firms in Europe,US and the United Arab Emirates, and our extensive network of international correspondent lawyers give us an advantage in cross border transactions. We manage transactions throughout North America, as well as in most countries in Europe, Asia and South America. We regularly advise multinational corporations on tax planning and structuring in connection with multi-transactional acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.

We have a wide breadth of experience in securing and closing financing related to M&A transactions. This includes secured and unsecured transactions, single lender and syndicated loan facilities, and structured financing such as asset securitisations.

We help companies embark on large acquisition programmes, creating form agreements and processes to guide these. In the past, we have assisted our clients with anywhere from 10 to 100 acquisitions.