White & Case has a strong presence in both Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East, including offices in Egypt, Oman, Qatar, and UAE. This allows the firm to assist clients with complex, multi-jurisdictional challenges, including outbound investment to the Middle East or inbound investment to Saudi Arabia. The firm acts for private and national clients, notably, Saudi Aramco and the Public Investment Fund. Leading the practice are Sami Al-Louzi, who advises clients on cross-border M&A and privatisations; Marcus Booth, who assists large financial institutions including funds and banks with M&A transactions globally; and Sonia Abdul-Rahman, who has extensive experience of the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors.
Key clients
- The Industrialization and Energy Services Company (TAQA)
- Public Investment Fund (PIF)
- The Red Sea Development Company
- Saudi Aramco
- Al-Ula Development Company
- Dr. Soliman Abdul Kader Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH)
- Blue Water Energy (Bluewater)
Work highlights
- Represented The Industrialization and Energy Services Company (TAQA) on the 100% acquisition of Al Mansoori Petroleum Services LLC, one of the leading providers of oilfield services in the Middle East.
- Represented the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (PIF) multimillion-dollar acquisition of a 30% stake by way of share subscription in Saudi District Cooling Company CJSC (Saudi Tabreed).
- Advised global energy investment firm Blue Water Energy (Bluewater) on the sale of engineering portfolio company, Kent, to Nesma & Partners, a Public Investment Fund (PIF) portfolio company.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sami Al-Louzi, Marcus Booth, Sonia Abdul-Rahman