Hogan Lovells strengthens its Corporate & Finance practice in Riyadh with the hire of partner Walid Salib

Walid joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he was Head of M&A, Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, he was Head of M&A, Saudi Arabia, at Freshfields. With more than 14 years of experience in the Middle East, he is a highly regarded lawyer with a track record of advising private equity houses, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and multinational corporations on complex, high-value M&A transactions. He is experienced in public and private M&A, strategic joint ventures, corporate structuring and restructuring, capital markets-related M&A, and obtaining Saudi merger control clearances.

Georgy Kalashnikov, who heads up the Middle East region at Hogan Lovells, commented: “Walid has strong relationships across the private and public sectors and his arrival is an important step in delivering on our focused growth strategy.  We are committed to investing in the Kingdom, one of the fastest growing economies in the G20. By continuing to invest in our Riyadh office, we are strengthening our ability to support clients on their most complex mandates in the Middle East and internationally.”

Turki Alsheikh, Office Managing Partner of Hogan Lovells’ Riyadh office, added: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Walid to our office in Riyadh. His expertise complements our existing offering and his skillset aligns with our strengths. With Walid, we are further enhancing the breadth and depth of our capabilities and our goal is to be recognized as a global elite firm in the Saudi market.”

Walid commented: “I am delighted to be joining Hogan Lovells, particularly given the firm’s international platform and deep sector expertise. I look forward to working alongside my colleagues in Riyadh and across the wider Hogan Lovells network to support clients on their most significant transactions, both in the Kingdom and across borders.”