EXPERTISE

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL

General

Our Corporate and Commercial team has broad legal and commercial knowledge, they also have a very close working relationship with the decision makers in this field and the major lawyers in the region.

The following are examples of our areas of practice:

• Business incorporations and licensing; company / share acquisitions, disposals and mergers;
• Corporate structuring and consolidation; shareholder, partnership and other forms of joint venture agreements;
• Agency, distributorship, franchising and licensing; including renegotiations and terminations;
• Preparation of Prospectuses and Private Placement Memorandums;
• General commercial agreements, for example, management agreements, consultancy arrangements and sales / support contracts.

Mergers and Acquisitions

A majority of our clients have wide-ranging corporate and commercial requirements within the growing economies of the Middle East. One of the most important areas of the teams transactional work relates to the merger and acquisition activity undertaken by our multinational clients. In this context, we advise on, and assist with, local licensing issues, business transfer agreements and assignment of assets, leases, employment issues, and considerations of commercial agencies law.

Working in integration with the firm's other specialist teams, we are able to quickly mobilize a project team to ensure full legal coverage of the client's requirements. The lawyers of the Corporate and Commercial team offer their own particular strengths and specializations within the broad range of services offered, drawing on a depth of international and local knowledge.

Government Regulatory

Regularly consulted by governmental bodies on legislative and regulatory issues, our Corporate & Commercial team keeps abreast of changes within the Bahraini legal framework and is involved in developing the framework. Our unparalleled working knowledge and understanding of the various ministries and governmental teams within Bahrain places us in a unique position to achieve our clients' objectives as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Identification of Opportunities

An important aspect of the Corporate & Commercial teams role within the firm is the identification of new opportunities for the firms' clients, including the formation of strategic alliances and structuring consortia for regional projects. This is indicative of the holistic and pragmatic approach that we take in assisting our clients to grow and succeed in Bahrain and wider region.

Finally, it is a commercial reality that business structures constantly evolve and develop. Our Corporate & Commercial team is active in negotiations and decisions that facilitate such change, most often in the context of Corporate Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions, listings and terminations of Commercial Agency relationships.