Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised a consortium of international infrastructure and institutional investors led collectively by Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR on their US$ 16.0 billion infrastructure partnership with Kuwait Oil Company. This commitment represents the largest Foreign Direct Investment in Kuwait’s history.
Private Equity Partners Patrick Scott (London) and Jonathan Dillon (London) jointly commented: “We warmly congratulate our clients on the successful signing of this transaction, which demonstrates the depth and breadth of Clifford Chance’s relationships with some of the world’s pre-eminent private capital sponsors and the trust they place in us to deliver their most strategically significant matters, whenever and wherever.”
Partner and Head of Middle East & Turkiye Mo Al-Shukairy (Dubai) and Partner Chirag Sanghrajka (Dubai) jointly commented: “Our market leading private equity and projects practices in the Middle East worked hand in hand with our teams in London and New York to deliver the best of Clifford Chance to our clients. We have advised on transactions in Kuwait for many decades and delivered that experience for the benefit of our clients on Kuwait’s most significant foreign domestic investment to date.”
The global Clifford Chance team advised the consortium across M&A, Finance, Projects and Tax.
The core team includes Private Equity Partners Mo Al-Shukairy (Dubai), Jonathan Dillon (London), Patrick Scott (London), and Projects Partner Chirag Sanghrajka (Dubai).
The wider team includes Partners Craig Nethercott (Dubai), Deniz Tas (Dubai), Ed Page (London), Jessica Littlewood (London), Jemma Dick (London), Nicholas Hughes (London), Gianluca Bacchiocchi (New York) and Avrohom Gelber (New York); Legal Director Gareth Dray (Dubai); Senior Associates James McMillan (London), Rob Colemeadow (London), Josh Reynolds (London), Emma Ierland (London), Marius Fritz (Dubai), Gabriel Miranda (Abu Dhabi), Mhairi Cruickshank (Dubai) and Callum Gribbin (Dubai); and Associates John Wu (London), Jacob Bruchez (London), Luca Goering (London), Luke Guelli (London), Alejandro Espitia (New York), and Philippe Mattoo (Dubai).
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