Karim Nassar
Baker McKenzie Law Firm
Baker McKenzie Law Firm
Client SatisfactionBaker McKenzie Law Firm’s team advises its high-profile clients on a full spectrum of capital market transactions, with deep expertise in IPOs, rights issuances and private placements in the Kingdom. Alongside the ECM division, the DCM division offers extensive experience in structuring inaugural Sukuks. The team is co-led by Riyadh-based Karim Nassar, who leads the team’s major IPO transactions, and Bahrain-based Delwar Hossain, who leads the DCM team.
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‘Partners get closely involved in the deal and provide leadership during the course of a transaction. The approach has always been to solve legal issues as they arise in the most pragmatic manner.'
Key clients
- HSBC
- Olayan Financing Company
- Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory Company (Jamjoom Pharma)
- Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication Co.
- Modern Mills Company (MC3)
- Professional Medical Expertise Company (ProMedEx)
- GIB Capital
- SNB Capital
- Alinma Investment Company
- Saudi Fransi Capital
- Al Rajhi Bank
- The Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia
- ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.)
Work highlights
- Acted as issuer’s counsel to Middle East Paper Company ("MEPCO"), on its capital increase with the suspension of pre-emptive rights subscribed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
- Advised the First Milling Company (First Mills), on its SAR 3,330 million (USD 888 million) initial public offering on the Main Market of Saudi Exchange.
- Acted as issuer’s counsel to Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory Company (Jamjoom Pharma) in relation to its SAR 1,260 million (USD 336 million) initial public offering on the Saudi Stock Exchange.
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Karim Nassar, Delwar Hossain