Seif Elfar

Biography

Seif Elfar is an Associate in our Corporate Commercial team, based in Abu Dhabi, covering mergers & acquisitions, capital markets and corporate governance across the UAE.

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Recent Experience

• Advising Nine Yards Plus Holding on its acquisition of 80% of the issued share capital of Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties LLC (ADCP) from Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB): overseeing the due diligence exercise and advising on the transaction documents.
• Representing regional sovereign wealth funds in the sale of their entire issued share capital in a leading maritime company: leading the negotiation of the transaction documents, advising on the buyback of shares, capital reduction, closing mechanics, post-closing corporate governance and restructuring.
• Advising a leading Abu Dhabi investment vehicle on its acquisition of a majority equity stake in a multi-national tourism company with 29 branches across the Middle East: leading an extensive due diligence exercise across the UAE, Jordan and Egypt and drafting the transaction documents.
• Selected as the project manager to lead the drafting of a legal and regulatory framework to govern a newly established Abu Dhabi-based free zone: drafting a detailed benchmark and recommendations report, drafting the founding law of the free zone and advising the client on the entire free zone establishment process.
• Advising local private and listed public joint stock companies on various corporate governance matters, including general assemblies, related party transactions and the UAE Central Bank and Securities & Commodities Authority regulations.
• Representing a government-owned special purpose vehicle in an onshore litigation dispute and subsequent settlement related to the buy-back of aircrafts worth more than USD 200 million.
• Advising, representing and drafting memoranda on behalf of a member of the UAE royal family before the Abu Dhabi Courts in a year-long litigation dispute related to the construction of a luxury hotel in Saadiyat Island.
• Advising the federal government on a strategic long-term judicial and legislative reform project requiring extensive benchmarking, legislative research, drafting and collaboration with management consulting firms.
• Representing a member of the UAE royal family in the acquisition of assets in Spain in coordination with local counsel and assisting with post-closing mandates.