Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has a strong bench of practitioners who can competently advise on a range of corporate matters, including major transactions for sovereign wealth funds and investment firms. Energy matters are a key cornerstone of the group's impressive workload, but the team's book of work also includes deals involving household chemical, distribution, manufacturing and tech names, as well as an array of commercial instructions. Chris Macbeth and Gamal Abouali jointly head the group, with both practitioners revered for their M&A and private equity expertise, regularly working on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions. Lynn Ammar is a key name for capital markets and restructurings mandates and is also a go-to for energy projects and Mikhail Suvorov is particularly proficient at joint ventures and transactional work involving emerging markets. Scott Senecal left the firm.
Testimonials
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- 'The firm provides excellent service. The quality of deliverables, timeliness, flexibility, and practical and solution-oriented approach make the firm stand out amongst others we have used in the region.'
‘We have been working with Chris Macbeth for several years and highly regard his expertise, pragmatism and ability to partner with clients to find a solution. We also appreciate his responsiveness and ability to work under tight deadlines without compromise on the excellent quality of legal product.’
Key clients
- Brookfield
- Fertiglobe
Work highlights
- Advised a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on its USD 1.5 billion co-underwrite alongside funds managed by Apollo Global Management, the proceeds of which will be used to acquire 100% of Univar Solutions Inc. (Univar).
- Advised the investment funds managed by affiliates of Brookfield Business Partners on the acquisition of 60% of Magnati, the payment solutions business of First Abu Dhabi Bank.