Khoshaim & Associates has a strong public M&A practice on top of its ECM and DCM offerings, often advising on large transitions for domestic and international companies. The firm is also a market lead in local counsel work, having recently advised Luberef, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, as issuance counsel for their IPO and listing on the Saudi Exchange. Having been a member of the advisory committee to the Capital Markets Authority, Zeyad Khoshaim is well experienced with the capital markets regulator; he leads the capital markets practice and advises the firm’s key clients, including Saudi Aramco and other government entities. In January 2023, Amro Bakhaider left the practice.
Testimonials
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‘The team is diverse and have a culture of providing quality and commercially oriented legal advice to clients.'
'The team is consistently timely in their feedback and provide deep thoughts on the matters handled.’
‘Zeyad Khoshaim is exceptionally talented and have put together an impressive team that focuses on client engagement with practical and thorough legal support. Zeyad and his team go above and beyond to ensure clients' satisfaction with their legal support. ’
Key clients
- Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef
- Saudi Aramco
- Goldman Sachs International
- SNB Capital
- Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG)
- Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh)
- Saudi Real Estate Company (Al-Akaria)
- Al Rajhi Bank
- Al Rajhi Capital
- HSBC
Work highlights
- Acting as issuer’s counsel to Luberef on its SAR 4.95 billion IPO and Listing on the Saudi Exchange.
- Acted as counsel in the KSA to the financial advisors, bookrunners, underwriters and lead manager on the USD 6.01bn dual and concurrent initial public offering (IPO) and listing of Americana Restaurants PLC on the main market of the Saudi Exchange in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in the United Arab Emirates.
- Advising the Taiba Investment Company in relation to act as legal counsel to the company in connection to potential M&A transaction with Dur Hospitality company.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Zeyad Khoshaim