Nassar Nassar

Legal Director
Dubai
About

Nassar Nassar is an experienced, English Law qualified Legal Director in the Dubai Corporate Team. Nassar advises clients on a range of cross-border transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity and venture capital backed investments.

Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Tata Group on its joint venture with Mercuria Energy Group to launch a range of commodities, including oil, gas and environmental products.
  • Advising GFH Equities on its strategic majority investment in Byrne Equipment Rental, one of the largest plant and equipment rental companies in the Middle East.
  • Advising Network International, a leading fintech company across the Middle East and Africa, on its acquisition of RAKBANK’s merchant acquiring business in the UAE.
  • Advising Engie, global energy player and a pioneer of energy transition, on various divestments in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
  • Advising SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and venture arm, on its investment, alongside Yabx, into a financial services platform operating in Africa.
  • Advising Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry, on its joint venture with Phoenix Group PLC to launch a new stablecoin in the UAE that is pegged in the UAE Dirham.
  • Advising RIMCO Investments LLC on its significant equity investment, alongside a consortium of investors led by Fajr Capital, into Aster’s GCC healthcare business.
  • Advising Zain Group on a number of significant corporate transactions including its: (i) acquisition of a controlling interest in ZainCash Iraq, a licensed mobile wallet and electronic payment service in Iraq; (ii) acquisition of IHS Holding Limited’s 70% interest in IHS Kuwait Limited, an independent licensed Tower Company that owns 1,675 sites and manages an additional approximate 700 sites in Kuwait; (iii) acquisition of Specialized Technical Services Company (STS), a prominent player in the digital transformation solutions industry across the Middle East; (iv) acquisition of BIOS Middle East, the Middle East’s leading cloud provider; and (v) its acquisition of Infonas as part of its strategy to accelerate expansion into the corporate and ICT sectors.
  • Advising Saudi Tabreed on a significant equity investment by the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.
  • Advising AD Ports Group on the USD1.9bn (AED7bn) merger of its KEZAD Communities operation with Al Eskan Al Jamae Group (EAJ), creating Abu Dhabi's largest integrated staff accommodation company.

Awards

Shortlisted "Rising Star - Private Practice" at the British Legal Awards 2021
Education
  • King’s College London, Master of Law (LLM): Specialist Program in International Business Law, 2012
  • The University of Law (College of Law), Legal Practice Course, 2009
  • Oxford Brookes University, Bachelor of Law (LLB), 2008

Publications

  • Authored the lead article in the Business Bridge publication about diversity and inclusion in venture capital and private equity in the UK.
  • Delivered a webinar for the Spanish Chamber of Commerce on the UK Government's Future Fund Scheme.

Memberships And Affiliations

The Law Society

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21 February 2023 .2 minute read

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+97144386262
(Work, Dubai)