Highly regarded for its ‘comprehensive advice, especially for offshore structuring and local laws’, King & Spalding LLP works with an enviable list of financial sponsors and asset managers on outbound-focused investment fund structures and innovative transaction structures for a wide array of sector investors. The firm is also reputed for its strong track record in structuring complex, cross-border Shariah-compliant transactions, where the team is able to draw on the firm’s wider financial services regulatory offering. The team also handles a steady flow of instructions from sovereign wealth fund and high-net-worth clients. James Stull is a key relationship partner for many of the firm’s most high-profile real estate funds and REITs and is also a key adviser for regional securities laws. Nabil Issa is a go-to for Saudi Arabian entities and has a far-reaching sector expertise that includes healthcare, fintech, education and food and beverage. Macky O’Sullivan is well-versed in conventional and Shari’ah compliant funds and senior associate Sayf Shuqair has supported on a litany of premium funds work. Counsel Dounia Mansour joined from Dechert LLP in August 2023.

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‘Comprehensive advice, especially for offshore structuring and local laws.’
‘Very responsive and accommodating.’

Key clients

Mubadala Capital
Riyad Capital
Ashmore Investment Management Limited
Oman Investment Authority
Franklin Templeton
Affirma Capital
GFH Financial Group
Saudi Fransi Capital
KAMCO Invest
Gulf Islamic Investments
Waha Capital
Ninety One
Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ)
Global Ventures
Alpha Wave Global
Arcapita
KFH Capital
Emirates NBD Capital
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)
Social Development Bank
Alkhabeer Capital
Saudi Venture Capital Company
ADS Investment Solutions
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
Al Rajhi Capital
GIB Capital
Al Mal Capital
Derayah Financial
Jadwa Investment
Greenstone Equity Partners
Merak Capital
Further Ventures Limited
Alawwal Invest
AlJazira Capital
Events Investment Fund
Antler
Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (e&)

Work highlights

Advised Gulf Islamic Investments Company and Al Khair Capital on the structuring and documentation of its investment in a Saudi Arabian private closed-ended investment fund managed by Alkhair Capital that acquired a majority interest in Miswak from Jadwa Investment Company.
Advised Alkhabeer Capital on the successful initial public offering of the Alkhabeer Growth and Income Traded Fund.
Advised Arcapita Capital Company on the establishment of a Saudi Arabian private closed-ended real estate fund with a target size of SAR 1.8 billion (US$480 million) that will invest in the Saudi Arabian logistics sector in both income-generating and development assets.