Biography

Masood Khan is a Senior Associate in the Corporate Structuring department and joined Al Tamimi & Company in 2014. Since joining Al Tamimi and Company, Masood has been involved in: various corporate due diligences; advised on optimal acquisition structures; preparation of transaction documents for share acquisition of corporate entities in UAE main land and the free zones, including share acquisition agreements and business acquisition agreements; advised clients on various shareholders arrangements and preparing shareholders and joint venture agreements; advised on UAE corporate laws and regulations including regulatory strategies and compliance structuring and restructuring; and counseled clients on company and branch formations. Clients with whom Masood has worked in the region include private equity firms, companies and high net worth individuals.

Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Masood had over three years of experience in corporate commercial, banking and finance and public private partnership matters at Haidermota & Company, a premier law firm in Pakistan.

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Recent Experience

  • A well-renowned global software and electronics group on a regional demerger and restructuring of its group of companies based in the Middle East and on constructing and implementing the optimal corporate structures to separate its business and assets in the Middle East.
  • Drafting corporate implementing regulations as well as operating rules for various free zones in UAE.
  • Acquisitions of pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, manufacturing and trading entities, groups of restaurants and groups of clinics based in the UAE.
  • A global engineering, environmental and strategic consultancy group on constructing and implementing the optimal corporate structures to acquire the assets and the business of a well-renowned group of entities in the UAE.
  • A well-renowned global computer and electronics group on more than four de-mergers and restructuring of its group of companies based in the UAE and on constructing and implementing the optimal corporate structures for restructuring to separate its business and assets in the UAE.
  • Advised a global energy specialist group on its joint venture with the local conglomerate for undertaking manufacturing, assembling and selling medium voltage, low voltage equipment and energy automation solutions in the region. Advising on the optimal corporate structure for the joint venture. Drafting and negotiating the joint venture documents.
  • Advised a private aviation company on diverse corporate matters, including restructuring and merger. Drafted and meticulously prepared pertinent agreements and documents essential to the seamless execution of various transactions within the organization.
  • Advised a global leader in online remarketing and automotive IT solutions for used vehicles and fleet management on its joint venture with a regional conglomerate for the online remarketing and automotive information technology solutions business in the UAE. Advising on the optimal structure for the joint venture. Drafting and negotiating the joint venture agreement.

Language(s)

  • English
  • Urdu

Education

  • 2010 – Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of London
  • 2007 – Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Political Science), Forman Christian College

Admission

  • 2013 – Punjab Bar Council
  • 2023, Admitted to Punjab High Court as Advocate
  • 2023, Admitted to Senior Courts of England and Wales as Solicitor