Founded in 1982, Abdullah Kh Al-Ayoub & Associates is a full-service law firm in Kuwait and is led by its founder and managing partner Mr Abdullah Kh. Al-Ayoub.

The firm advises on financial and corporate transactions including international business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and finance. The firm has considerable experience in dealing with financial institutions and companies within Middle East and across Europe, Asia and the United States.

Founded in 1983, Al Markaz Law Firm is situated at the heart of Kuwait City.

The firm’s banking offering has wide-ranging expertise in domestic and international work and serves both Islamic and conventional commercial banks, investment companies, funds and other financial institutions.

In project development the firm works on infrastructure project deals for clients connected with the energy or public sectors.

Key clients

Key clients include ABB Utilities, Al Bassam Engineering, Al Masar Leasing & Investment, Arabian Capital Investment and Finance, Bank Muscat, China Export & Credit Insurance Cooperation, Coutts Bank, Gianni, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Kuehne & Nagel, Optima Solutions, RBS International, Skycom Express, Tencent Gaming, Rheinland Kuwait, Xiaomi Corporation and Xpress Money.

With offices in Kuwait and Dubai, Al Yaqout and Al Fouzan Legal Group is a dynamic Middle Eastern law firm. It was formed in 1954 in Kuwait and is presently led by managing partner Mr, Khalifah Al-Yaqout.

The firm is highly active in the Kuwaiti financial and corporate sphere. It has a track record in industries which had previously lacked legal support in the country such as logistics and TMT, where the firm has advised start-ups in the country’s booming tech sector.

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include NAOS, SRT Marine Systems, Bolt, Jahez, Tamdeen, Kuwait Authority for Partnership Project (KAPP), TIM, J3 for Management and Development of Land and Real Estate, S3 Project for Management and Development of Land and Real Estate, and Mabanee Co.

Al-Hamad Legal Group is headquartered in Kuwait City and was founded by Ms. Rana Yacoub Al-Hamad in 2003.

The firm’s main specialism is banking and finance, both conventional and Islamic, with expertise in aircraft financing, PPP/PFI financing, capital markets and investment funds.

It has strong capabilities in PPP project work in Kuwait and regionally. Its practice spans the broad area of project development across several sectors.

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Crimson International Investment, Enertech Holding Company, Alternative Energy Projects Company, Alshahara General Trading & Alhashemia Aviation, V2X, Kuwait Cement Ready Mix Company, and First Group for Trading and Contracting. 

The law firm Alfahad and Partners (Consultants and Attorneys) was established in 2018 and advises clients out of its Kuwait City office. In the financial sphere, the firm has a particular focus on domestic and cross-border M&A work, especially acquisitions in which they work for clients linked with the banking and financial services sectors.  

The International Counsel Bureau was established in 1994 by Abdul Rahman Al Haroun. He was later joined by Ghazi Al Qahtani in 1998.  The firm is presently led by managing partner Aisha Al Nesef and has an office in Kuwait City.

In financial and corporate work, the firm has been active in a wide variety of work including mergers, restructurings, investments, bond issuances and loan financing for clients.

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include EQUATE Petrochemicals Company, Kuwait Finance House, Talabat, Tabby, and KPC. 

Meysan Partners is a Kuwait headquartered corporate law firm. Founded in 2015 it is led by managing partner Bader El-Jeaan and has operations across the Middle East. The firm boasts an active capital markets practice, which has experience encompassing the complete spectrum of equity, debt and hybrids instruments. The practice does predominantly issuer side work and advises on financing mandates. The firm is also present in M&A where it advises on deals of varying size and complexity.

Testimonials 2023-2024

“Flexible with approach and scope. Quality of work as well as understanding of local rules and regulations.” (Capital Markets: Equity)

“Meysan is unique in that they only assume lead counsel roles on transactions.  Their lawyers all came from senior positions in international firms and so are confident and experienced in negotiating and leading the most complex and high-value transactions, whether M&A or capital markets.” (M&A)

“My experience with Meysan Partners has exceeded my expectations in every aspect. From start to finish, they show unparalleled professionalism, expertise, and dedication. One aspect that particularly stood out was their proactive approach to identifying and mitigating potential issues before they arise. Their strategic planning were instrumental in navigating seamlessly through some of the challenges, ensuring that a particular transaction progresses smoothly and efficiently.” (M&A)

“I enjoy dealing with Bader El-Jeaan and Michel Ghanem.  They are always professional, courteous and detail oriented and think outside the box.  Also, they are always reachable and ready to go above and beyond to help us solve our legal issues.” (M&A)

“The Meysan team has been extremely pro-active and going above and beyond to meet our needs in a very tight timeline. This includes liaising with the regulators and also coordinating with the local governmental bodies to expedite the process, on several occasions. Moreover, the innovative solutions and expertise regarding how to structure such a transaction on such a large scale since it involved the restructuring of more than 100 companies on a global basis among others were excellent. What really makes them stand out is their level of professionalism, they supported us throughout this transaction which took months to finalise.” (Restructuring)

Bader El Jeaan

“Bader El-Jeaan is perhaps the leading M&A lawyer in the region. He's adept at not only executing high-value M&A deals, but creating precedent transactions for the region.  Recently, he's noted as the strategist of our firm’s recent moves, a transaction that's reverberated in Kuwait and which is likely to trigger others to follow.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Bader for several years on various transactions and his out-of-the-box thinking coupled with his in-depth knowledge and experience were every time instrumental in achieving a successful outcome.”

“Bader is an extremely knowledgeable attorney and his attention to detail is remarkable. Bader has worked for our firm on a number of large transactions (in Kuwait and overseas) and his continuous feedback and support, along with his project planning skills and dedication throughout these projects are invaluable. His vision and deep understanding of our business’ needs differentiates him from others.”  

Michel Ghanem

“He communicates, responds, assigns, delegates and provides innovate solutions.”

Tarek Yahya

“Provides innovative solutions to issues.”

Taher Group Law Firm was established in 1969 is presently led by Dr Fawaz Alkhateeb the firm’s managing partner. Besides its main location in Kuwait City, the firm also has an office in Cairo.

The firm is active in financial and corporate areas such as banking, capital markets, M&A, regulatory and PPP, with a high volume of transactions completed each year.  Its clients operate in several sectors, including healthcare, services, investments and construction.

Key clients

Key recent clients include Marafie Group, Commercial Real Estate Company, Credit and Information Networks, Unicap Investment and Networks, and CBRE Danish RE Holding.