Lamya Al-Yazdi

• Dow on the US$ 125 million sale of its 50% ownership in its DowAksa joint venture, a manufacturer of carbon fire and carbon fibre composites, to Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S. (Aksa), with primary operations in Turkey.

PRIOR TO JOINING KING & SPALDING, LAMYA ADVISED:

• The Middleby Corporation on the acquisition of Marco Beverage Systems, a designer and manufacturer of innovative and energy-efficient beverage dispense solutions.
• Fortress Investment Group LLC on its £100 million preference share investment in Ilke Homes Holdings Limited, a British modular housebuilder.
• Northlight Group LLP on the acquisition by one of its managed funds of the Carrick Group, an international nonlife legacy insurance business providing reinsurance and runoff management solutions in Bermuda, the U.K. and the U.S.
• Liberty Mutual on its US$2.5 billion sale of Liberty Seguros to Generali Group.
• Pinnacle Pet Group in its acquisition of Animal Friends Insurance Services Limited.
• Plata, a Mexican financial services firm on securing a $100 million credit facility from Fasanara Capital Ltd, a global asset manager.

Lamya Al-Yazdi is an associate in the Corporate, Finance and Investments Group based in our Abu Dhabi office.

Lamya has experience in a wide range of cross-border and domestic M&A transactions having advised corporates, financial institutions and private equity sponsors on disposals, investments, corporate reorganisations and regulatory matters.

Lamya is a qualified Solicitor in England & Wales. Lamya holds an LLB from SOAS, University of London (First Class Honours) and an LLM Legal Practice Course from BPP University (Distinction). Prior to joining King & Spalding, Lamya trained in the London office of another international U.S. law firm.