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Our lawyers in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh anchor an international team that works on behalf of financial institutions, energy, construction, healthcare, real estate, private equity, shipping and aviation companies seeking to invest or finance commercial projects in compliance with Islamic Shari’ah principles as well as conventional financing. Informed by decades of experience in the Middle East, our Islamic Finance and Investment team guides financial institutions and businesses in navigating the regulatory, political and commercial environment of the region.
Serving Islamic and conventional financial institutions, merchant and investment banks, venture capital and private equity funds, fund sponsors and family investment companies, our team has helped to structure and implement billions of U.S. dollars in complex, innovative, often first of their kind transactions since 1995.
The team has developed a strong and highly respected working relation with leading Shari’ah scholars, which allows the team to develop investment and financing instruments in the Middle East, Europe and the U.S. that are compliant, practical and efficient. Typical transactions have included:
We work with many of the world’s leading financial institutions and development companies, including:
September 22, 2021
DIFC-LCIA Abolished
May 28, 2021
Islamic Financing Faces A Post-Libor Test
May 28, 2021
Islamic Financing Faces A Post-Libor Test
March 29, 2022
Asian Legal Business Names Nabil Issa to its MENA Super 50 2022 List
February 18, 2022
Chambers Global 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm