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Alex Claybourn

Associate
Dubai
About

Alex is a corporate Associate in DLA Piper's Dubai office. He has experience in both the UK and Middle East advising clients on transactional and reorganisational matters with a focus on private M&A.

Acting on both buy-side and sell-side, Alex often works on cross-border deals across a range of industries.

Areas of FocusCorporate
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Stericycle ULC on the sale of its interests in Shred-It Dubai and Shred-It Abu Dhabi
  • Advising LFRE DMCC on its acquisition of ISD Sports Academy LLC, a group managing and operating sports facilities at Dubai Sports City
  • Advising Aldar Education on its acquisition of Virginia International Private School
  • Advising TMF Group on its acquisition of First Support for Business Services from Proven Group (Saudi Arabia)
  • Advising the shareholders of the ADGM registered brokerage firm, Aarna Capital Limited, on the sale of the business to Marex Group.
  • Advising Zain Group on its majority investment in Adfolks Software Trading LLC, a full-spectrum cloud consulting business
  • Assisting with the group re-organisations in the UAE including restructuring of ownership and termination of local sponsor agreements
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University of Sheffield, Legal Practice Course, 2021
  • University of York, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), 2019

Connect

Phone

+971 4 438 6100
(Work, Dubai)
+971 52 605 8065
(Mobile)
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