White & Case LLP
Client SatisfactionCharbel Abou Charaf who also works from the firm's London office, heads the corporate and M&A offering from White & Case LLP Doha; Charaf is an experienced practitioner with particular expertise regarding local and outbound M&A and equity capital markets matters. High-profile M&A transactions are an area of strength for the team, with additional experience in Islamic finance, real estate & construction, and restructuring. The team collaborates with international colleagues across the wider MENA region as well as the US and Europe. Elias Choueifati is also recommended for his in-depth knowledge of the commercial and legal landscape in Qatar.
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Key clients
- Qatar Investment Authority
- Elegancia Group
- Qatar Electricity & Water Company
- United Development Company Q.P.S.C.
- Es’hailSat
- Credit Suisse
- Qatar Petroleum
- Qatari Diar
- QatarEnergy
- Ooredoo Q.P.S.C.
- United Arab Chemical Carriers Limited
- Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani & Sons (NBK)
- Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy
- Barwa Real Estate
- Katara Hospitality
- Amwal LLC
- Qatar Free Zone Authority
Work highlights
- Advising the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the body responsible for the organisation of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
- Advised Elegancia in relation to the $707m acquisition of its entire issued share capital by IHG, a company listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (“QSE”), in consideration for shares issued by IHG.
- Advised Ras Laffan Operating Co (ROC), a subsidiary of Qatar Electricity & Water Company QPSC (QEWC), in the $530m acquisition of 40% of the share capital of Nebras Power from Qatar Holding.
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Charbel Abou Charaf