Naher Osten

Cleary Gottlieb verfügt zugleich über langjährige Erfahrung im Nahen Osten und über eine starke globale Präsenz, so dass unsere Mandanten auf die breitgefächerte, internationale Expertise der Kanzlei ebenso wie auf unser ausgeprägtes Verständnis der lokalen geschäftlichen Gepflogenheiten zurückgreifen können. Über unser Netzwerk von vierzehn Büros in Europa, Lateinamerika, Asien und den Vereinigten Staaten beraten wir nicht nur Mandanten aus der Region, sondern auch ausländische Mandanten, die im Nahen Osten geschäftlich tätig sind.


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Highlights unserer Praxis Andere Stimmen über uns

Iraq Successfully Defends Sovereign Immunity in English Court of Appeal

Iraq Oil Ministry in $17 Billion Basrah Gas Company Joint Venture

TPG in Private Investments

Istithmar in Successful Consummation of Loehmann's Chapter 11 Plan

Orascom Construction Industries in €310 Million Acquisition

New Government of Iraq Wins Dismissal of Claims

Istithmar in W Washington Hotel Loan Restructuring

Arcapita in its Acquisition of CEPL

Kookmin Bank in $500 Million Investment in Bank CenterCredit of Kazakhstan, Largest Overseas M&A Transaction by Korean Bank

Meraas Capital in Acquisition of GM Building and Other Properties from Harry Macklowe for $4 Billion

Citi in $19 Billion Equity Offerings

#1 in Emerging Markets M&A (Announced and completed, value)
Thomson Reuters (2010 Rankings)

#3 EMEA Equity IPO Issuers Counsel (Value)
Bloomberg (2010 Rankings)
Middle East Equity Deal of the Year
(Depa's IPO)
International Financial Law Review (2008)

Americas Debt & Equity-Linked Deal of the Year
(Citigroup’s $7.5 billion sale of Upper DECS Equity Units to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority)
International Financial Law Review (2008)
#2 in EMEA Managers' Counsel in IPOs
Bloomberg (2008 Rankings, U.S.-based firms, volume and deal count)
#1 in Middle East & N. Africa M&A
Thomson Reuters (2008 Rankings, completed, value)
Retail Deal of the Year
(Istithmar’s acquisition of Barneys New York)
Investment Dealers Digest (2007)
Global and EMEA Restructuring Deal of the Year
(Iraq's debt restructuring)
International Financing Review (2006)
“Clients are quick to note that this Middle Eastern team, true to the firm’s broader reputation, provides high-quality and well-informed advice on a range of matters.”
Chambers Global (2011)
“[The firm] is highly regarded for its ability to manage deals on a global scale.”
Chambers Global (2010)
“[This firm’s] strong performance in debt restructuring brings a wealth of major clients, including sovereign entities. Regional M&A, buyouts and other corporate transactions figure highly in the firm’s workload, particularly for transactions in regulated industries such as telecoms.”

“This outfit has achieved more from London and Paris than some rivals with long-standing offices in the Middle East. … [T]his firm’s successes, especially in capital markets, speak for themselves.”
Chambers Global (2009)
“Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has … an impressive record of acting for local corporates, government-controlled companies and sovereign wealth funds.”
The Legal 500 – Europe, Middle East and Africa (2009)
“Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP deserves recognition for its commitment to [the Middle East] ... It has built an enviable client portfolio over the years.”
The Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East & Africa (2008)