Noted for its lender-side advice regarding large-scale healthcare and industrial facility developments, Latham & Watkins LLP handles some of the most strategically significant projects in Saudi Arabia, advising on an spectrum of asset types including biopharma, digital infrastructure, oil and gas and solar - both in KSA and the wider region. The group is headed up by Villiers Terblanche, who is regularly called upon by sponsors and investors for complex, multi-faceted financings and other market-leading ventures. Marc Makary often works with sovereign wealth funds to finance their acquisitions.

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Key clients

  • BAPCO Energies
  • Al Rajhi Bank and Banque Saudi Fransi
  • Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and the National Center for Privatization & PPPs
  • Riyad Bank
  • Aluminium Bahrain

Work highlights

  • Advising Bahrain’s state oil company, Bapco, on a sustainability-linked Push Facility.
  • Advised Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) on its US$1.27 billion refinancing of its existing commercial bank facilities.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Villiers Terblanche

Other key lawyers

Marc Makary