Ross Barfoot
DentonsA ‘great team with unique and valuable insight on local practice and law’, Dentons is active in the full range of corporate deals in the region and acts for clients in a range of sectors, including energy, TMT, healthcare and real estate. Cross-border transactions are a key strength of the team and it is able to draw on the firm’s offices across the wider Middle East. The ’superb‘ group head Iain Black stands out for his M&A and joint venture practice and David McGrory provides extensive counsel to clients engaged in the fintech, spacetech, renewables, aerospace and healthcare industries. Senior legal consultant Catherine Beckett and associate Kislay Kumar have also been active on an array of mandates. Ross Barfoot and Stephen McKenna were new arrivals in February 2024.
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‘Dentons Corporate and Commercial teams are excellent and work closely with the infrastructure team to provide seamless advice across transactions.’
‘Iain Black has developed a close understanding of our business over many years and is a superb operator. We have recently developed a good understanding with David Mc Grory and Lamia Al Lamki who have been strong performers.’
‘We engaged Dentons to assist with an equity investment. The work outputs and time commitments from David and Kislay were absolutely outstanding.’
‘David McGrory is an exceptional corporate lawyer. He is very commercially aware, is pragmatic, does not waste time and energy arguing over minutiae, finds solutions where others can't, and has an engaging personality. His grasp of the law is impressive, as is his ability to communicate complex issues effectively in plain English. He was very well supported by Kislay, whose work ethic was quite exceptional.’
‘Great team with unique and valuable insight on local practice and law.’
‘Iain Black is a great resource and partner.’
Key clients
- National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed)
- DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre)
- Gulf Capital
- MENA Infrastructure Fund
- Snam
- Dulsco
- Ryse Energy Holdings Limited
- A.T Kearney Middle East
- Cordis Medical
- Bayer US
- Hertz Europe
- APICORP
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
- International Finance Corporation
- Karen Wazen
- Ryse Energy Holdings Limited
- Zero & One Holding Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Mitsui, APICORP and IFC on a series B fundraise, pursuant to which it partially divested and re-structured its existing investments in Yellow Door Energy and entered into a new shareholders' agreement with the incoming majority investor, Actis.
- Advised Dulsco on its cross-border acquisition of Advance Global Recruitment Ltd (AGR), as part of its international expansion plans.
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Iain Black