UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Law and Practice Contributed by: Yasser Omar and Laryssa Perkins, Hadef & Partners LLC
Hadef & Partners LLC has a long-standing presence in the UAE, celebrating 45 years of practice in the UAE in 2025, and is regarded as having a deep un - derstanding of the region’s business and legal envi - ronment. Across its Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices, the firm has one of the largest corporate and commercial service offerings in the region, covering all aspects of corporate, licensing, structuring, regulatory and gen - eral transactional work including inward investment, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture
capital, joint ventures and initial public offerings. The firm has recently advised Multiply Group PJSC on its multi-billion-dollar acquisition of the Two Point Zero Group and Ghitha Holding PJSC to form a total group asset base of over AED121 billion as at the date of publication. The firm has also recently advised on several recent IPO and ADX listings, including NMDC Energy PJSC, Phoenix Group PLC and Pure Health Holding PJSC.
Authors
Yasser Omar is executive partner and head of Hadef & Partners’ corporate and commercial practice in Abu Dhabi. Widely recognised as a leading authority on capital markets in the UAE, he has become the professional
Laryssa Perkins is a senior counsel in Hadef & Partners’ corporate team in
Abu Dhabi. She is an Australian- qualified solicitor with extensive experience across a range of corporate and commercial matters, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. She most recently assisted with the Multiply Group PJSC acquisition of the Two Point Zero Group and Ghitha Holding PJSC, and the IPO and ADX listing of NMDC Energy PJSC. She is also a published author, having been featured in a number of publications, including the Governance Institute of Australia’s Governance Directions Journal.
of choice for numerous advisers seeking specialist expertise in this field. He also enjoys the distinction of being amongst the first people whom key UAE regulators – including the Central Bank, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange (ADX) – turn to for counsel. He is fluent in Arabic and English and holds a professional certificate in legal translation from the American University in Cairo.
Hadef & Partners LLC Level 10 World Trade Centre Abu Dhabi Hamdan Bin Mohammed Street Abu Dhabi UAE Tel: +971 22 055 300 Email: y.omar@hadefpartners.com Web: www.hadefpartners.com
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