Nabil Issa
King & Spalding
King & Spalding
Client SatisfactionKing & Spalding has a thriving corporate, finance, and investments practice in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region. The firm is well regarded in the market for its work concerning commercial contracts. Nabil Issa spearheads the practice; he specialises in advising on innovative funds and investment structures for real estate and private equity investments in Saudi Arabia. James Stull often advises on corporate transactions, including issuance of share capital, business combination agreements, and preparing relevant documents to the Capital Market Authority. Both individuals are based in Dubai.
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‘King & Spalding has a very diversified team of lawyers that cover a wide range of expertise, with proven track records in the Middle East.’
‘Nabil Issa takes personal interest in his clients and speaks openly and sincerely about what they are charged to deliver.'
Key clients
- Access USA Shipping, LLC
- Al Dabbagh Group Holding Company
- Elm Company
- Al Thiqa Al Shamlah For Real Estate Company (Dr. Ghassan Pharaon)
- Alsulaiman Group (ASG)
- Arabian Hala Investment Holding Company
- Azmeel Contracting Company
- Bristow
- Baker Hughes
- Cerberus
- Cisco
- Dallah Albaraka
- Dammam Valley Company
- Dar Al Arkan
- Events Investment Fund
- eWTP Capital Arabia
- E& (formerly known as Etisalat)
- Franklin Templeton
- General Dynamics
- GLD Partners
- Gleeds
- Global Ventures Ltd
- Gulf Islamic Investments (GII Capital)
- Impact Capital Company (commonly known as Impact46)
- Jadwa Investment Company
- Kaykroo
- Merak Capital
- Loro Piana
- Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO)
- Christian Dior
- Lucid Motors
- Nazer Group Company and Affidea
- Netizen Limited / Kooora.com
- Pfizer
- Riyad Capital
- Rua Growth Fund
- Sadu VC Fund LLP
- Saudi Real Estate Co. (Al Akaria)
- Saudi Technology Ventures (STV)
- Shawcor Limited
- Solb Steel
- Red Sea International Company
- The Chefz
- Western Union
Work highlights
- Representing Al Dabbagh Group Holding Company during its USD123 million acquisition of 50% of the share capital of Flexible Packaging Solutions from NYSE-listed Greif Inc.
- Advised The Chefz SPV Ltd on the sale of its entire issued share capital to Jahez International Company for Information System Technology, a public company listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange Parallel Market.
- Advising Egis on a 100% acquisition of Omrania & Associates, the leading architecture firm in Saudi Arabia and which has additional operations in Jordan and the UK.
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Nabil Issa