The Middle East shortlist
The nominations for this year's IFLR Middle East awards have been announced. For all the deal and team of the year shortlists, please see below.
The law firms listed on each deal are based on preliminary research and submissions. If your firm advised on one of these deals, but we do not have you listed, please email Gemma Varriale on gvarriale@euromoneyplc.com
The awards will be announced at the annual dinner on October 8 at the Burj Al-Arab in Dubai.
To reserve your table please email Denny Squibb at denny.squibb@iflrasia.com or call on: +852 2842 6945.
DEALS OF THE YEAR
Debt and equity-linked
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) dual-tranche bond issue
Allen & Overy
Linklaters
Almarai sukuk programme
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) sukuk programme
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Maples and Calder
Islamic Development Bank sukuk programme update
Norton Rose
SNR Denton
Ogier
Jebel sukuk
Al Tamimi & Company
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Maples and Calder
Majid Al Futtaim sukuk programme and debut issuance
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Maples and Calder
SATORP project sukuk
Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm
Allen & Overy
Hourani & Associates
Linklaters
The Saudi GACA sukuk
Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm
Al Jadaan & Partners
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Equity
Al Tayyar Travel Group IPO
Latham & Watkins
Bank Nizwa IPO
Trowers & Hamlins
NMC Health IPO
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Saudi Airlines catering company IPO
Al Jadaan & Partners
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Takween advanced industries IPO
Al Jadaan & Partners
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Zain KSA rights issue
Al Jadaan & Partners
ASAR Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Clifford Chance
Khalid Al-Thebity Law Firm
M&A
Acibadem Sale
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Attorney Partnership
Shearn Delamore
White & Case
Wong Partnership
HSBC/Oman International Bank merger
Al Busaidy Mansoor Jamal & Co
Bharucha & Partners
Clifford Chance
SNR Denton
Trowers & Hamlins
Vellani & Vellani
Huawei acquisition of International Turnkey Systems’ technology business
Allen & Overy
ASAR Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Doulah & Doulah
Khalifeh & Partners
Mekki Osman & Partners
Nabil Abdel-Malek's Law Offices
Oxford & Beaumont
Sarkis Law Firm
Templars
Vellani & Vellani
Levant Capital joint acquisition of Al-Raya for foodstuff company
Allen & Overy
Gibson Dunn
Law Office of Hassan Mahassni
Maples and Calder
Mannai acquisition of Damas international
Afridi & Angell
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith
Maples and Calder
Simmons & Simmons
Orascom demerger
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Allen & Overy
Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton
Ibrachy Law Firm
White & Case
Zulficar & Partners
Project finance
Acrylates project
Al Jadaan & Partners
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Al Qurayyah IPP programme
Allen & Overy
Baker Botts
Chadbourne & Parke
Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi
Law Office of Hassan Mahassni
Barzan gas project
Allen & Overy
Arab Law Bureau
Law Offices of Gebran Majdalany
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
White & Case
Egyptian Refining Company
Allen & Overy
Arab Legal Consultants
Clifford Chance
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Fulbright & Jaworski
Helmy Hamza & Partners
Mayer Brown
Shearman & Sterling
Slaughter and May
International Polymers Company
Allen & Overy
Al Tamimi & Company
Lee & Ko
Norton Rose
Madinah Airport Expansion
Law Office of Abdulaziz H Fahad
Law Office of Hassan Mahassni
Linklaters
Norton Rose
White & Case
Muhharaq wastewater project
Ashurst
Hatim S Zu’bi & Partners
Norton Rose
Qays H Zu’bi
Shearman & Sterling
Restructuring
A’ayan restructuring
Allen & Overy
ASAR Al Ruwayeh & Partners
DLA Piper
(NEN) Al Wagayan Al Awadhi & Al Saif
SNR Denton
DIFCI restructuring
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Dubai International Capital
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Khalifeh & Partners
Maples and Calder
Qays H Zu’bi
Walkers
Weil Gotshal & Manges
Nakheel restructuring
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Maples and Calder
Port and Free Zone World
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Structured finance
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) airtime sale and murabaha facilities
Allen & Overy
Latham & Watkins
Islamic retail securitisation sukuk
Al Tamimi & Company
ASAR Al Ruwayeh & Partners
Maples and Calder
Power and water utility company structured murabaha financing
Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Standard Chartered’s sharia-compliant structured trust certificate issuance programme
Allen & Overy
Maples and Calder
TEAMS OF THE YEAR
Debt and equity-linked
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Equity
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Latham & Watkins
M&A
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith
SNR Denton
White & Case
Project finance
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Norton Rose
Shearman & Sterling
White & Case
Restructuring
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
DLA Piper
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Structured finance
Allen & Overy
Al Tamimi & Company
Baker & McKenzie
Latham & Watkins