COMMERCIAL
Advising on commercial transactions and agreements is a core practice of the firm. Our team regularly advises public and private sector clients on a broad spectrum of commercial arrangements, including negotiating and drafting general contracts, cross-border agreements, supply and distribution agreements, non-exclusive and exclusive franchise agreements, agency and licensing agreements across a multitude of industry sectors including energy, retail, real estate, financial services, technology and manufacturing.
Our inherent and in-depth knowledge of doing business in the region, combined with our team’s incisive business and commercial acumen enables us to provide tailor-made guidance with a view to delivering practical advice that meets our clients’ business objectives. Our well-established relationships with government and regulatory bodies enables our lawyers to remain apprised of on-the-ground updates and developments in laws and regulations, as well as their practical implications, thereby effectively positioning us to offer clients informative, current and well thought through advice.
Representative Commercial transactions include:
- Advising Kuwait Food Company (Americana) KSCC in connection with its joint venture with Farm Frites International to establish a state-of-the-art French Fries processing facility
- Advising DHL Supply Chain in connection with its joint venture with Saudi Aramco to establish a local industrial logistics and procurement hub
- Advising Vision Industries, a joint venture between Al Muhaidib Group and Abunayyan Holding, in relation to its joint venture with TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology to build a solar crystalline wafer factory in Saudi Arabia.
- Advising Al Malki Group in relation to negotiating its Saudi joint venture with Richemont Group and subsequent takeover of the existing Cartier boutiques in Saudi Arabia
- Advising PetrolValves, a leading flow solutions provider for the energy industry, in relation to its joint venture in Saudi Arabia with Inma Steel, a leader in custom-built process equipment fabrication