Omar El Sayed
LinklatersLinklaters provide borrowers and lenders in the Kingdom with financing solutions across both conventional and Islamic finance. The team is well-equipped to handle the full spectrum of banking and finance transactions, with strengths in syndicated finance, debt restructuring, project and real estate finance, and acquisition finance. Leading the team is Riyadh-based Omar El Sayed, who is the go-to adviser for complex syndicated loans and Islamic financings. Christian Saunders has expanded the team’s capabilities given his extensive experience in debt reprofiling and asset restructurings.
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Key clients
- Hassana Investment Company
- Bank Abilad
- HSBC Saudi Arabia
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”)
- ADES Group
- The Saudi National Bank
- Banque Saudi Fransi
- Saudi Electricity Company
- Saudi Telecom (“stc”)
- Goldman Sachs
- Riyadh Bank
Work highlights
- Advising the financiers to NEOM on its debut SAR 10bn syndicated revolving credit facility to be applied towards its short-term credit needs
- Advising Riyad Bank as financier in connection with a project development financing provided to a joint venture between Red Sea Global and Kingdom Holding Company for development of a large hotel operated by Four Seasons to be located on Shura Island of Saudi Arabia.
- Advising Hassana Investment Company (Hassana), on behalf of the General Organization for Social Insurance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GOSI), on the US$1.2bn financing of its landmark c. US$2.4bn investment in three of DP World’s flagship UAE assets, valued at approximately US$23bn.
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Omar El Sayed