Andrew has advised his clients in relation to the following matters:
Private Equity
- an international private equity house in relation to the acquisition of a significant minority interest in a pan-GCC catering and food manufacturing business headquartered in Saudi Arabia
- a sovereign linked private equity house in relation to the disposal of its forty five percent interest in a UAE based entity operating in the industrial/manufacturing sector
- a regional private equity house in relation to its acquisition of a leading private equity manager investing in the Middle East, Asia and Africa
- a private equity consortium in relation to their potential investment in the Turkish renewable energy sector
- a Qatar based financial institution private equity division in relation to the potential acquisition of a majority interest in an oil and gas concession in Kenya
- an international private equity house together with another international private equity fund in relation to their consortium bid to acquire a Turkish automotive parts manufacturer
- a regional private equity house in relation to the potential acquisition of an Egyptian based dairy business
- an international private equity house in relation to the potential acquisition of a forty nine percent interest in an Egyptian group operating in the industrial sector
- a London based private equity house in relation to its £2.8 billion public to private offer to acquire a leading publishing house
- a private equity consortium in relation to the simultaneous acquisition of a minority interest in three Middle Eastern technology companies.
Private M&A/Joint Venture/Restructuring Work
- a luxury car manufacturer in relation to the Middle Eastern aspects of a multi-jurisdictional group restructuring involving the sale of the group's intellectual property to, and licence back from, a DIFC incorporated SPV
- a sovereign investor in relation to its joint venture with an international property management company
- a listed US multinational in relation to the simultaneous acquisition of a forty nine percent interest in two entities incorporated in the UAE and Kuwait respectively, each operating in the industrial gases sector
- a prominent Qatar based family group in relation to its proposed joint venture with a Japanese multinational
- a prominent European defence manufacturer in relation to its joint venture with a UAE government entity
- a Japanese steel manufacturer in relation to a proposed joint venture in the MENA region
- a prominent Qatar based trading group in relation to the restructuring of various non-core businesses
- a prominent Qatar based trading group in relation to its acquisition of an oil and gas service business
- a prominent Qatar based trading group in relation to its potential acquisition from private equity sellers of a majority interest in a Saudi headquartered IT solutions business
- a DIFC based investment bank in relation to a potential rights issue
- a listed Qatar based food importer in relation to its potential takeover and de-listing.
Commercial Advisory Work
- advising the Dubai Road and Transport Authority in relation to the auction of station naming rights
- advising Sovereign Wealth Fund in relation to corporate governance matters
- advising a leading regional distribution company in relation to its commercial activities.
