Faisal Al Hoshan

Faisal has more than 10 years of experience in advising clients in various corporate matters, he specializes Capital Markets, Restructuring and Regulatory matters.

A graduate of London’s Westminster University with master’s degree in Corporate Finance Law, Faisal is proficient and well-experienced in providing legal advice on complex matters under the Saudi law in the areas of corporate advisory and commercial transactions.

Before joining Meysan, Faisal was a legal advisor for an international law firm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

• Advised Saudi Arabian listed bank Alawwal bank, whose largest shareholder is a consortium made up of RBS, Santander and a Dutch governmental entity, on its merger with fellow Saudi listed bank, The Saudi British Bank ("SABB"), whose largest shareholder is HSBC. The share for share merger had a deal value of approximately US$4.9 billion, making it the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia between two listed banks and one of the largest mergers of two Saudi listed companies.
• Represented Zain KSA before courts in its commercial, administrative and employment litigations.
• Actively involved in advising both Saudi Arabian and foreign clients on a wide range of corporate maters with a focus in dispute resolution.
• Advised in a wide range of constructions disputes.
• Prepared and filed Arbitration and Litigation cases including three major disputes that value more than 4 billion SAR.

• Asset finance
• Banking
• PPP/PFI
• Private equity
• Private equity funds
• Project development
• Project finance
• Real estate finance
• Real estate funds
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Securitisation
• Structured finance/securitisation
• Trade finance

• Accounting
• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Aviation
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Forestry
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Media
• Mining
• Natural resources
• Oil and gas
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport
• Utilities

• KSA Bar Association

• Master’s Degree in Corporate Finance Law, University of Westminster, London, UK
• Pre-Masters’ in International Relations, University of London (SOAS), London, UK
• Bachelor of Law, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA