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Mike Rainey advises lenders and borrowers in connection with their financing needs, focusing on project finance in the GCC and real estate finance and investment in the GCC and Europe. Mike advises on transactions using both conventional and Shari'ah-compliant financing.
Ranked by The Legal 500 U.K. and The Legal 500 EMEA both as a "leading individual" and for his Islamic finance practice, Mike is also listed in the 2016 Chambers Global guide for Islamic finance, and in the 2016 Chambers Europe and Chambers U.K. guides for banking and finance.
M.Com.Law, University of Auckland, New Zealand, honors
LL.B., University of Otago, New Zealand
B.Comm., University of Otago, New Zealand
December 28, 2020
King & Spalding Transaction Named Project Finance International’s Middle East & Africa Deal of the Year
October 9, 2020
IFLR1000 Recognizes King & Spalding Among Top Financial & Corporate Law Firms in Jurisdictions Worldwide
January 22, 2020
King & Spalding Advises on Islamic Finance News’ “Most Innovative Deal of the Year”
Outbound Real Estate Investment and Finance
Advised a prominent Saudi client in relation to the provision of a Shari’ah-compliant facility to fund the acquisition of land for development in Vauxhall Cross, London.
Advised KFH Capital Investment Company in the formation of two Shari’ah-compliant UK real estate funds. Following the formation of the funds, King & Spalding advised KFH Capital Investment Company in connection with three property acquisitions, two logistics warehouses in the UK (each single tenanted) and a retail park in Scotland (multi-tenanted). All three transactions were implemented and financed on a Shari’ah-compliant basis.
Advised a Cayman Islands investment vehicle managed by Dimah Capital Investment Company in connection with an acquisition of a retail park in the UK with 16 tenants and two multi tenanted commercial properties in the UK. All transactions were implemented and financed on a Shari’ah-compliant basis.
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October 22, 2020
Lenders’ Duties when Enforcing Security
October 12, 2020
NMC Health PLC’s Subsidiaries Enter Groundbreaking Administration Under the Jurisdiction of the ADGM Courts
August 10, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Financings Secured by Real Estate Assets
December 28, 2020
King & Spalding Transaction Named Project Finance International’s Middle East & Africa Deal of the Year
October 9, 2020
IFLR1000 Recognizes King & Spalding Among Top Financial & Corporate Law Firms in Jurisdictions Worldwide
January 22, 2020
King & Spalding Advises on Islamic Finance News’ “Most Innovative Deal of the Year”
Outbound Real Estate Investment and Finance
Advised a prominent Saudi client in relation to the provision of a Shari’ah-compliant facility to fund the acquisition of land for development in Vauxhall Cross, London.
Advised KFH Capital Investment Company in the formation of two Shari’ah-compliant UK real estate funds. Following the formation of the funds, King & Spalding advised KFH Capital Investment Company in connection with three property acquisitions, two logistics warehouses in the UK (each single tenanted) and a retail park in Scotland (multi-tenanted). All three transactions were implemented and financed on a Shari’ah-compliant basis.
Advised a Cayman Islands investment vehicle managed by Dimah Capital Investment Company in connection with an acquisition of a retail park in the UK with 16 tenants and two multi tenanted commercial properties in the UK. All transactions were implemented and financed on a Shari’ah-compliant basis.
See more
October 22, 2020
Lenders’ Duties when Enforcing Security
October 12, 2020
NMC Health PLC’s Subsidiaries Enter Groundbreaking Administration Under the Jurisdiction of the ADGM Courts
August 10, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Financings Secured by Real Estate Assets
December 28, 2020
King & Spalding Transaction Named Project Finance International’s Middle East & Africa Deal of the Year
October 9, 2020
IFLR1000 Recognizes King & Spalding Among Top Financial & Corporate Law Firms in Jurisdictions Worldwide
January 22, 2020
King & Spalding Advises on Islamic Finance News’ “Most Innovative Deal of the Year”
M.Com.Law, University of Auckland, New Zealand, honors
LL.B., University of Otago, New Zealand
B.Comm., University of Otago, New Zealand