Nabil A Issa

Representative Matters

• Jadwa Investment - counsel to consortium regarding successful bid and acquisition of a stake in the Saudi Aramco Lubricating Oil Refinery Company (Luberef) in Saudi Arabia (awarded “Most Innovative Islamic Finance Deal of the Year 2008” at the 7th Annual Euromoney’s Islamic Finance Awards 2009) and documentation of a Shari’ah-compliant CMA fund (awarded “Best New Private Equity Fund” by Private Equity World (MENA) November 2008).
  
  
• Jadwa Investment - counsel regarding sale of a minority stake to Khazanah Nasional Berhad through a capital increase.
  
  
• Rasmala Investment – counsel regarding formation of a proposed Shari’ah-compliant Saudi Arabian middle income housing fund and acquisition of a minority stake in a Saudi Arabian company.
  
  
• Al Rajhi Capitaland Arcapita Bank – counsel regarding formation of a Saudi Arabian property income fund and acquisition and sale-lease back of a warehouse from Savola.
  
  
• SHUAA Capital Saudi Arabia – counsel regarding documentation for a Shari’ah-Compliant SR2 billion hospitality fund in Saudi Arabia and related agreements with Rotana Hotel Management LLC, in addition to acquisition of various properties to develop hotel properties in Jeddah and formation of new sub-funds.
  
  
• Alinma Bank - counsel regarding an SR 4.12 billion Shari’ah-compliant (Bai Ajal) financing to a leading Saudi Arabian company and an SR 400 million Shari’ah-compliant financing for the development of a hotel in Mecca.
  
  
• Diaverum - joint venture with the Nazer Group to develop dialysis centers throughout Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Sedco Capital– counsel regarding formation of a Shari’ah-compliant Saudi Arabian property income fund.
  
  
• Suez Energy International and Mitsui Co. Ltd – counsel relating to certain aspects of a $3.5 billion in project financing for Ras Laffan C Power and Water Project, the largest power and water financing in the world (named “Best Project Finance Deal”at the 2009 Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards).
  
  
• Jadwa Investment – representation in Saudi Arabia in connection with the formation of a proposed SAR 500 million CMA authorized food industry fund, and investment by such fund in a beverage manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Real Estate Investment Company – current representation in connection with its proposed US$1 billion Shar’iah-compliant public CMA authorized real estate fund and its related agreements with an Authorized Person in Saudi Arabia, and acquisition of a building in Riyadh.
  
  
• CMA Authorized Person – representation in Saudi Arabia in connection with its proposed SAR 400 million Shar’iah-compliant CMA real estate development fund focused on middle income housing.
  
  
• Al Khobar Enterprise Development Company – counsel in relation to a joint venture with Oilfield Services Center to develop an industrial city in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Omniyat Properties – assist in representation relating to the development and proposed financing of an iconic building in Business Bay, Dubai.
  
  
• Abraaj Capital – counsel on structuring certain investments in Saudi Arabia and sale of shares in NAS Airlines to Kingdom Holdings.
  
  
• Shari’ah-Compliant Fund - counsel regarding $110 million acquisition of a majority stake in a building in the Dubai Investments Park and leveraged Shari’ah-compliant financing.
  
  
• Arcapita Bank - counsel regarding U.S. $1 billion joint venture with ProLogis for the development of advanced logistics warehouses throughout the GCC.
  
  
• Impulse Energy - counsel regarding agreement in relation to funding upstream exploration costs in Kurdistan region of Iraq.
  
  
• The Carlyle Group - counsel regarding structuring investment of a minority stake in a company in Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Consortium of Lenders – counsel regarding a refinancing involving borrowers in  Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
  
  
• Samba Financial Group and Banque Saudi Fransi - counsel regarding a loan provided on a project finance basis utilizing the rahn-’adl model for the Equestrian hotel resort project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Standard Chartered Bank - counsel regarding various structured trade financing facilities, including Shari’ah-compliant facilities, for entities in Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Gulf Farabi Petrochemical Co. – counsel regarding expansion and Islamic financing of a petrochemical facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Samba Financial Group - counsel regarding an Islamic financing facility (commodity Murabaha structure) for the development of a mall in Madina, Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Shari’ah-Compliant Fund - counsel regarding Islamic financing facility for the leveraged non-recourse financing for the acquisition of properties in Poland and the Czech Republic.
  
  
• International drilling company - counsel regarding acquisition of drilling rigs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
  
  
• KBC Bank - counsel on various loans to Saudi Arabian companies guaranteed by export credit agencies including the U.S. Export-Import Bank, Germany’s Hermes and Belgium’s ONDD.
  
  
• GCC based Investment Bank - counsel regarding formation of joint venture CMA regulated Authorized Person in Saudi Arabia.