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Zaid Hadir Al-Farisi is a partner in the Corporate, Finance and Investment Group, working from the Dubai and affiliated Riyadh offices. He began his practice in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1996, and primarily focuses on advising lenders, borrowers and sponsors on the full spectrum of Shari’ah-compliant and conventional financings in the kingdom, including real estate financings, financings involving fund structures, acquisition financings, corporate financings, construction financings and project financings.
Mr. Al-Farisi is recognized as a leading lawyer in the Saudi banking and finance sphere by Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR 1000. Chambers’ latest report notes that Mr. Al-Farisi is “is a ‘seasoned lawyer’ with an impressive profile in the market, attracting high praise from peers and clients alike. He frequently advises on high-value loan facilities. According to sources, he is ‘very meticulous, speaks his mind and always looks two steps ahead’.”
Mr. Al-Farisi completed his secondary school education in Riyadh Schools and received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame. He received his J.D. from The University of Chicago.
J.D., University of Chicago
B.A., University of Notre Dame, magna cum laude
England and Wales
Illinois
New York
England & Wales (Admitted 1999; Reg. # 291667)
April 12, 2022
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
February 18, 2022
Chambers Global 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
Acquisition Finance
Represented a major investment company in connection with the financing of its strategic acquisition of shares in one of Saudi Arabia’s leading supermarket and hypermarket groups.
Represented the borrower in relation to a US$232 million facility in connection with an acquisition of membership interests in a company.
Represented Arab National Bank in a US$200 million financing for a cross-border acquisition of assets.
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January 19, 2022
A Trustee’s First Duty: Maximizing the Value of an Insolvency Estate
November 11, 2021
Game Changer
February 9, 2021
Secured Creditors Under the Saudi Bankruptcy Law
April 12, 2022
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
February 18, 2022
Chambers Global 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
Acquisition Finance
Represented a major investment company in connection with the financing of its strategic acquisition of shares in one of Saudi Arabia’s leading supermarket and hypermarket groups.
Represented the borrower in relation to a US$232 million facility in connection with an acquisition of membership interests in a company.
Represented Arab National Bank in a US$200 million financing for a cross-border acquisition of assets.
See more
January 19, 2022
A Trustee’s First Duty: Maximizing the Value of an Insolvency Estate
November 11, 2021
Game Changer
February 9, 2021
Secured Creditors Under the Saudi Bankruptcy Law
April 12, 2022
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
February 18, 2022
Chambers Global 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
J.D., University of Chicago
B.A., University of Notre Dame, magna cum laude
England and Wales
Illinois
New York
England & Wales (Admitted 1999; Reg. # 291667)