Profile

Jennifer advises on corporate and commercial transactions, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and joint ventures across the UAE and KSA. She also advises on corporate restructuring of large family groups in Saudi Arabia. Her civil law and common law backgrounds along with her proficiency in English, Arabic and French enable her to seamlessly support clients across various jurisdictions.

Jennifer has acted for clients on across various sectors, including logistics, biotechnology, healthcare, F&B, technology, media and telecommunications.

During her tenure at Hourani & Partners, Jennifer was seconded for two years to a publicly traded global media company, where she acted as its in-house legal counsel for the MENA region.

Expertise
  • Corporate
  • Commercial
  • Private Wealth & Family Offices
Experience

Jennifer’s experience includes advising:

  • Shahini Group on the carveout and sale of its logistics business (Etmam Logistics) to Almarai.
  • Saudi Biotechnology Manufacturing Company and its shareholders in connection with the investment by, and secondary sale to, the Pharmaceutical Investment Company, a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
  • A prominent group in Saudi Arabia in relation to the carve out and restructuring of their fashion line business.
  • Aliph Capital on its acquisition of the Pet Shop, a leading regional pet products e-commerce site which also provides various services to pets.
  • One of the largest Saudi industrial family businesses in relation to the implementation of a family constitution and the restructuring of the group holding company to benefit from the new Saudi Companies Law which came into effect in January 2023.
  • A prominent Saudi family in relation to the restructuring of investments, companies and real estate properties owned by the family patriarch to ensure a smooth succession of wealth ownership and wealth to the next generation.
Qualifications

Education

  • LLM (Business Law Certification), Duke University School of Law, USA
  • LLB, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon

Admissions

  • Beirut Bar Association, Lebanon
  • Dubai Legal Affairs Department, UAE
Languages
  • Arabic
  • English
  • French
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