Al Tamimi & Company has an international reach that is leveraged on far-reaching deals for a wealth of banks and industry players centred in UAE and the wider region. The team handles complex project financing, debt capital market work, asset and trade financing, and restructurings and insolvencies, and is noted for its strength in digital currency transactions and regulatory advice and reform. A core component of practice head Husam Hourani‘s offering includes Sharia-compliant financing and capital market deals, and he remains an expert in regulatory matters. Jody Waugh routinely works with major financial institutions on a wide array of banking and financing mandates, while Mark Brown’s proficiencies are largely concentrated in transactional lending and restructuring and insolvency issues. Both Ashish Banga and Muhammad Ammad Yasin provide key support on a host of deals.
Testimonials
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‘Excellent individuals like Mamoon Khan who are experienced and user friendly.’
‘Mamoon Khan is very user friendly, experienced and is willing to go the extra mile. ’
Key clients
- Channel Capital
- Central Bank of the UAE
Work highlights
- Advised Channel Capital Advisors LLP (UK) as UAE counsel in relation to advising Channel Finance S.A. on the purchase of relevant receivables and diamonds from Arslanian Group DMCC, Arslanian Group N.V. (Belgium) and Adamas Diamonds Far East Limited (Hong Kong), in connection with the issuance of notes to fund the acquisition of the eligible receivables and the diamonds.
- Acted as UAE counsel to the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) with its pilot of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).