Middle East and Islamic Finance and Investment

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:

• Shari’ah-compliant property funds valued at nearly US$10 billion;
• private equity funds valued in excess of US$6 billion;
• Shari’ah-compliant “sidecar” funds;
• the acquisition, financing and development of properties in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East;
• Shari’ah-compliant leveraged private equity acquisitions in the U.S., and acquisitions made in Europe and the Middle East;
• landmark sukuk transactions and first-time Shari’ah-compliant financing structures;
• Shari’ah-compliant project financings in the Middle East, including energy, desalination, residential and commercial projects;
• the restructuring of Shari’ah-compliant investments; and
• the formation of Shari’ah-compliant equities funds.

We work with many of the world’s leading financial institutions and development companies, including:

• ACWA Power
• Al Rajhi Holdings
• Al Romaizan Company for Gold & Jewellery
• Aramco
• Arabian Real Estate Investment Trust
• Arcapita BlueApple Partners
• Dalma Energy
• Dow Chemical Company
• General Electric
• Gulf Investment Corporation
• International Investment Bank
• Islamic Development Bank
• Jadwa Investment Company
• KFH Capital
• Kuveyt Turk
• Meraas
• Mubadala Development Company
• NBK Capital
• NCB Capital
• Sahara Petrochemical Company
• Saudi Economic Development Co.
• SHUAA Capital Saudi Arabia
• Société Générale