The Linklaters corporate team opened its Riyadh office in May 2023. Waleed Rasromani leads the practice with strong experience in advising on the sale-and-leaseback of large telecoms portfolios and digital infrastructure. Amro Bakhaidar is also noted. Scott Campbell and Nicholas Edwards support the team from the firm's Dubai and Abu Dhabi offices, respectively.
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Testimonials
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‘Linklaters is assisting us with a complex M&A transaction with a major local player. We are very happy with their support. ’
‘Waleed Rasromani is an outstanding lawyer. ’
- 'Waleed Rasromani demonstrated high professionalism and expertise in transaction documents negotiations with counterparties. ’
Key clients
- Al Athar Saudi Trading Company limited
- ARABIO
- BlackRock
- BRF Foods GmbH
- BRF S.A.
- CGG
- FLOW
- Hassana Investment Company
- INEOS
- John Cockerill
- KAUST
- Linde
- Lockheed Martin
- Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia (“Zain Saudi Arabia”)
- National Real Estate Registration Services Company (RER)
- NEOM
- SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company
- Saudi Bugshan
- Saudi Electricity Company
- Saudi Esport Federation
- Saudi Telecommunications Company (“stc”)
- State Street
- TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co.,
- The Saudi National Bank
- Thyssenkrupp
- Tiffany & Co.
- Uber
- Zain KSA
Work highlights
- Advising DigitalBridge on the establishment of a fund which will partner with the Saudi Public Investment Fund to develop data centres in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
- Advising Zain Saudi Arabia on the sale-and-leaseback of its entire portfolio of 8,069 telecoms towers in Saudi Arabia to investors led by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
- Advising Hassana, on behalf of the General Organization for Social Insurance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on a landmark c. US$2.4bn investment in three of DP World’s flagship UAE assets.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Waleed Rasromani