Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie Limited, stands as a market leader in Saudi Arabia’s banking sector, garnering the attention of prominent domestic banks and businesses. Their remarkable expertise extends to project financing and Islamic finance, with a distinguished team led by Ian Siddell, boasting a wealth of twenty-seven years of experience in Islamic and project financing, with a keen focus on multi-sourced and export credit agency-supported financings. In addition, Basel Barakat, Delwar Hossain, and Fatima Alhasan, contribute to the firm’s esteemed reputation in the financial landscape.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Baker & McKenzie team has great expertise and vast know-how in the Saudi Arabian Market.’
‘Ian Sidle is probably the best banking and finance lawyer in the Saudi Market, with vast experience for over than thirty years in the kingdom. Ian is the go-to lawyer for large banking and finance transactions and debt restructuring deals.
Key clients
- Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden)
- Banque Saudi Fransi
Work highlights
- Advising in connection with the transformation program involving the recapitalization plans of Saudi Binladin Group Company Limited.
- Acted for HSBC Saudi Arabia as legal counsel to the facility agent and lenders in relation to a SAR 10 billion syndicated financing to Saudi Electricity Company (SEC).