External Recognition

Market recognition.
2015 Top tier rankings in the Middle East.
Corporate/M&A
UAE
Banking & Finance
UAE
Capital Markets
Middle East-wide
Banking & Finance
UAE
Capital Markets
Middle East-wide
Corporate/M&A
Middle East-wide
Banking & Finance
UAE
Corporate/M&A
UAE
Corporate/M&A
UAE
2015 Client quotes.
“Linklaters have a good track
record in the region and get on
some interesting deals - they
have great support.“
Chambers Global 2015
Corporate and M&A: Middle East
“We got some real brainpower
from them - they think outside
the box about how they can help
us.“
Chambers Global 2015
Corporate and M&A: Middle East
and UAE
“A very good firm, who we are
using also in other jurisdictions.
Linklaters have expertise in
international transactions.”
IFLR1000 2015 UAE
“The individuals have solid
regional and sector knowledge.”
Chambers Global 2015
Projects & Energy: Middle East
“The team don't miss anything they're very astute."
Chambers Global 2015
Banking & Finance: Middle East
“Time differences never interfere
with their responsiveness or their
willingness to attend conference
calls at crucial times.”
Chambers Global 2015
Projects & Energy: Middle East
“Linklaters is highly praised for
its overall level of service. Scott
Campbell is ‘an excellent
negotiator’ and a TMT-sector
expert, and Abu Dhabi based
David Martin acts on a wide
range of domestic and
international M&A transactions,
joint ventures and equity
offerings. “
Legal 500 2015
UAE
“Linklaters‘ accessible,
responsive and knowledgeable’
team includes Sarosh Mewawalla
and Kieron Zaman, who are
highly regarded for project
finance, cross-border
restructuring and leveraged
finance, and Richard
O’Callaghan and Scott Campbell,
who are the key figures on the
capital markets side.”
Legal 500 2015
UAE
“Clients hold Scott Campbell in
high regard, describing him as
very attentive and technically
gifted. He has an outstanding
reputation for providing valuable
advice on cross-border M&A
and ECM deals.”
Chambers Global 2015
UAE
“The very responsive,
enthusiastic and diligent David
Martin is a useful point of
contact for regional and
international companies and has
an impressive list of M&A deals
to his name.”
Chamber Global 2015
UAE
“Dubai partner Scott Campbell is
known for his considerable
dexterity on a range of crossborder transactions, including
IPOs, equity offerings and M&A.
His clientele includes a number
of prominent regional and
international companies, notably
in the telecoms sector, as well as
financial institutions.
Chamber Global 2015
Middle East-wide
“Scott Campbell’s superb
technical skills rate highly with
peers, while clients describe him
as having “an easy, pragmatic,
commercial approach.” He leads
many of the firms key regional
M&A deals, with notable
successes in the technology and
communications sector.”
Chamber Global 2015
Middle East-wide, corporate/M&A
2015 Top ranked partners.
Scott Campbell:
Corporate/M&A
UAE
Sarosh Mewawalla:
Banking & Finance
UAE
Scott Campbell:
Corporate/M&A
Capital Markets
Middle East-wide
Scott Campbell:
Corporate/M&A
Capital Markets
UAE
Sarosh Mewawalla:
Projects & Energy
Middle East-wide
Sarosh Mewawalla:
Projects & Energy
UAE
Neil D Miller
Islamic Finance
Middle East-wide
Neil D Miller:
Islamic Finance
UAE
Scott Campbell:
Corporate/M&A
UAE
David Martin:
Projects & Energy
UAE
Neil D Miller:
Islamic Finance
UAE
Recent awards.
M&A Deal of the
Year
IFLR Middle East
Awards 2014
M&A Team of the
Year
IFLR Middle East
Awards 2014
(Abu Dhabi Islamic
Bank acquisition of
Barclays’ UAE
retails banking
assets)
Hybrid Deal of the
Year
Cahaya Capital
US$500m
Exchangeable
Sukuk
Islamic Finance News,
Deal of the Year
Awards 2014
Debt & Equity
linked Deal of the
Year
IFLR Middle East
Awards 2014
(GEMS corporate
hybrid sukuk)
Deal of the Year
HM Treasury UK
£200m
Sovereign Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
Ijarah Deal of the
Year
DIFC US$700m
Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of
the Year Awards
2014
Sovereign Deal of
the Year
HM Treasury UK
£200m
Sovereign Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
Corporate Finance
Deal of the Year
Barclays Bank plc
disposal of its
retail and business
banking products
to Abu Dhabi
Islamic Bank
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
Murabahah Deal
of the Year
EXIM US$300m
Wakalah Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
Regulatory Capital
Deal of the Year
Al Hilal Bank
US$500m
Shariahcompliant
Additional Tier 1
Capital Sukuk
Trade Finance
Deal of the Year
EXIM US$300m
Wakalah Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
Luxembourg Deal
of the Year
The Grand
Duchy of
Luxembourg
€200m Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
UK Deal of the
Year
HM Treasury UK
£200m
Sovereign Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
UAE Deal of the
Year
Al Hilal Bank
US$500m
Shariahcompliant
Additional Tier 1
Capital Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
Perpetual Deal of
the Year
Al Hilal Bank
US$500m
Shariahcompliant
Additional Tier 1
Capital Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014
Sukuk Deal of the
Year
HM Treasury UK
£200m
Sovereign Sukuk
Islamic Finance
News, Deal of the
Year Awards 2014