Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP pulls together a strong offering in the projects space, drawing on the contentious expertise of team head Rania Tadros, the extensive financing capabilities of co-lead Rustum Shah, and transactional prowess of partner Diwakar Agarwal. Acting for domestic and international clients alike, the team bring their experience to bear on a range of strategically significant cross-border ventures, particularly in the renewables and agricultural space, where the embedded technological expertise of the group is greatly valued. Managing associate Toufic Safie and associate Murtaza Hussain continue to be highly active. Former practice lead Nijoe Joseph left the firm in November 2023 to join Milavous Group.
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‘Very solid team with outstanding technical skills and commercial mindset.’
‘The team are technically solid and commercially driven with outstanding negotiation skills. Pleasant to work with them.’
‘SH's strengths include a strong reputation, specialized expertise and a dedicated team that is committed to client services.’
‘Murtaza Hussain has a growth mindset and is so passionate about his job and is committed to the highest of standards. he has great communication and listening skills and is very knowledgeable of the laws.’
Key clients
- Yellow Door Energy
- Al Dahra Holding SP LLC
- Samsung SDS ME & Africa
- UltraTech Cement Ltd
- Axis Bank Ltd .
- The Helicopter Company
- National Bank of Fujairah
- ICICI Bank Limited
- Badia Farms
- Falcon Aviation Services LLC
- Chart Industries
- Inspired Education
- GradeOne
- UltraTech Cement Middle East Investments
Work highlights
- Advising National Bank of Fujairah on a long-term credit facility to CleanMax to refinance CleanMax's rooftop solar portfolio in the UAE.
- Advising a leading GCC real estate development company in relation to two separate real estate financing facilities from a UAE bank, with an approximate total aggregate value of AED1 billion, for the construction of a real estate project consisting of luxury residential apartments and mansions on Palm Jumeirah.
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Rustum Shah, Rania Tadros