With a strong international presence, AS&H Clifford Chance‘s expanding Riyadh-based banking and finance team provides ’exceptional’ end-to-end services for complex financing transactions. The team advises their local and international clients on the full range of banking and financing transactions, offering specialist advice in areas such as bank lending, project financing and Islamic finance. Yasser Al-Hussain heads the practice and brings extensive experience in Islamic finance, project finance, bilateral and syndicated lending and financial litigation. Ali Moiz Ansari acts for the team’s largest clients, including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance and the National Centre for Privatization. Other key contacts include Ahmed Choudhry and Mohamed Hamra-Krouha, who excel in complex project financings, among other specialties.
Testimonials
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‘The team is highly aware of the market changes and practices; they provide high-end services to their clients by meeting expectations and sometimes exceeding them.
- They have a great mix of people where great minds meet and share experience and knowledge from different jurisdictions.’
Key clients
- Telecommunication Towers Company J.P.S.C.T(C) (TAWAL)
- Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised Ajlan & Bros Holding Group on reaching successful financial close of the Taiba 2 and Qassim 2 IPP projects. The consortium comprised of Aljomaih Energy& Water Company, Ajlan & Bros Group, Buhur for Investment Company and the EDF Group.
- Advised a consortium of banks led by Citibank, BNP Paribas, HSBC Bank Middle East, and MUFG Bank in connection with the financing for a US$3.6 billion acquisition by AviLease (a Riyadh-based company backed by Saudi Arabia's PIF sovereign wealth fund) of Standard Chartered's aircraft leasing business.