Khaled Asfour
Hall of fameAli Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal ConsultantsKhaled Asfour fields over 30 years of experience in major transactional mandates, and heads the corporate and commercial department at Ali Sharif Zu'bi Advocates & Legal Consultants. The team has a strong track record in commercial M&A, corporate finance, joint ventures, and other transactional matters across a range of industries, with particularly notable activity in the finance, real estate, capital markets, aviation and energy sectors. Jumana Toukan is frequently retained by clients in projects related transactions, including financing and acquisitions, while Basel AlHadidi advises clients on high-stakes finance transactions and M&As. Lubna Masoud and Farah Alrefai both have substantial transaction experience in the banking segment.
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Key clients
- Meridiam SAS
- Brookfield
- EBRD
- Citibank
- Housing Bank for Trade and Finance
- Jordan Phosphate Mines Company
- Korea Electric Power Corporation
- Amana Capital
- Central Gas
- Qatar National Bank
- Softbank
- Zalloum Group
- HSBC
- Airport International Group
- Avolon
- China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited
- CMB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
- Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
- GL Aviation
- KBW
- Airport International Group
- Safe Sulphur Systems LTD.
Work highlights
- Advised Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited in connection with the acquisition of 46.3% of the shares in Gulf Insurance Group, which has an insurance subsidiary in Jordan.
- Advised AES on the sale of its shares in a special purpose vehicle, which has a controlling interest in two conventional power generation IPPs in Jordan.
- Advised a private equity fund on the acquisition of Chanelle Pharma Limited (an Irish company) and its subsidiaries, including a research and development lab in Jordan.
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Khaled Asfour