Ashurst LLP remains a popular choice for clients in the oil and gas and infrastructure projects space and its team has experience handling multijurisdictional transactions. The team also handles corporate and commercial instructions from clients ranging from private equity entities to start-ups, with strong work in the healthcare and education space. Practice head David Charlier is particularly active in the oil and gas industry. Stuart James handles a range of joint venture, strategic investment and venture capital mandates alongside general commercial work. Simon Rahimzada is also noted. Simon Fraser and Matt Hartsuyker left the firm in late 2023.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team is commercially savvy and is able to bring together and coordinate a group of experts from around the wider firm in a seamless manner to achieve the client's objectives.'
Key clients
- ADNOC
- Sojitz
- ADES Investments Holdings Ltd
- Geltec Inc. Pte. Ltd
- Kuwait Petrochemical Company
- Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C
- Vision Invest
- Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners
- Abu Dhabi Pension Fund
- Schlumberger
- Newberry Global Limited / Bespin Global
- Cerberus Capital
- Gulf Capital
- Al Mutlaq Group
Work highlights
- Advised ADNOC on all aspects of the establishment of ADNOC Gas, one of the world's largest integrated energy companies.
- Advising Newberry Global Holdings as lead counsel on the investment by e& Enterprise Cloud (a subsidiary of e&, formerly known as Etisalat group) into its Bespin Global business and the formation of an ADGM domiciled joint venture combining each party's existing cloud business and professional and managed services businesses to jointly service the Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Pakistan post-closing.
- Advised Schlumberger on its acquisition of shares, as a cornerstone investor, in the IPO and listing on the Muscat Stock Exchange of Abraj Energy Services SAOG.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Charlier, Faisal Baassiri