Mostafa Mohamed

Level Up: Unlocking Financial Potential In The Middle East

Welcome to this edition of Law Update, where we focus on the ever-evolving landscape of financial services regulation across the region. As the financial markets in the region continue to grow and diversify, this issue provides timely insights into the key regulatory developments shaping banking, investment, insolvency, and emerging technologies.

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Biography

Mostafa joined the Kuwait office of Al Tamimi & Company in 2019. He advises international, regional and domestic clients on corporate structuring and restructuring related matters including advising on FDI options. Mostafa regularly advises on trust structures in Kuwait and works closely with regulatory bodies and ministries in Kuwait, such as the Competition Protection Agency, KDIPA, Central Bank of Kuwait, Ministry of Commerce and Industry on a wide array of corporate commercial and structuring matters, including licensing, approvals and exemptions, manpower and financial requirements.

In over 15 years of professional legal advisory work in Kuwait, Mostafa has gained extensive experience in corporate services in Kuwait including registration and establishment of entities, share transfers and asset transfers, nominee arrangements, sale purchase agreements, share mortgage agreements, personal guarantees, increases and decreases in capital, drafting and amending constitutional documents.

Recent Experience

Advising KONE Corporation on its acquisition of Al Sabriyah Elevators and Escalators
Advising Emirates Cable TV and Multimedia LLC on the acquisition of Playco Holdings Limited
Assisting Burberry Kuwait in relation to filings of annual audited financial statements
Conducting due diligence on potential acquisitions, including contract review and document analysis for various matters such as mergers & acquisitions, financings, restructurings, joint ventures and other transactions
Advising on the Kuwait Company Law in relation to the establishment of companies and foreign branches
Liaising with the Registrar of Companies on the submission of memoranda, articles of association and lease contracts
Providing assistance with legalizing and attesting foreign documents in Kuwait