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M&A & Private Equity

M&A Lawyers in Dubai and Across the UAE

Mergers and acquisitions are complex. The legal side should not be the reason your deal slows down, costs more than expected, or gets to the SPA stage with problems nobody flagged early enough.

We advise investment firms, deal teams, and multinational businesses on M&A and private equity transactions across the UAE, GCC, and internationally. We cover the full M&A journey, from early-stage structuring and legal due diligence, through negotiation and documentation, all the way to closing and post-completion matters. You deal with senior lawyers throughout. Nothing gets missed.

For Investment Firms and Deal Teams

If you are running a deal process, you know that legal due diligence is where things can go wrong quickly. Documents pile up, the timeline slips, and by the time the report lands it is already behind the deal. We work differently.

We surface deal-breaking risks early, classify every issue as Low, Medium, or High, and send you proactive interim updates throughout the process so you are never waiting for news at the wrong moment. By the time our report is in your hands, you know exactly where the risks are. Nothing surprises you at the SPA stage.

On documentation, we draft clearly, negotiate commercially, and produce work that is accurate and ready to use. We have advised on transactions from USD 6 million to USD 700 million across healthcare, food and beverage, media, technology, chemicals, and shipping.

For Founders: Raising Capital or Planning an Exit

If you are raising investment or selling your business, the legal side of that process can feel overwhelming, particularly if you have not been through it before. The documents are complex, the timelines are pressured, and the other side typically has more experience at the table than you do.

We work with founders to make sure they understand exactly what they are agreeing to, know where they have room to push back, and are not caught off guard by investor due diligence. We help you get investor-ready before the process starts, and we walk with you from the first document through to closing.

Whether you are reviewing a term sheet, negotiating a shareholders agreement, preparing a data room for investor due diligence, or working through an exit, we give you clear, practical advice. No unnecessary jargon. No documents circulated without an explanation of what they mean and why they matter.

What We Cover:

  • Buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory from term sheet to closing
  • Legal due diligence covering corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory, and litigation risk, with every issue classified as Low, Medium, or High
  • Interim risk updates throughout the due diligence process so you are never left waiting
  • Data room setup and management support
  • Share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, and ancillary transaction documents
  • Shareholders agreements, governance documents, and board resolutions
  • Term sheet and heads of terms review and negotiation
  • SPA negotiations with commercial and risk-based recommendations
  • Closing mechanics and conditions precedent management
  • Post-closing matters including completion accounts and earn-out arrangements
  • Private equity and venture capital transactions
  • Investment readiness review and data room preparation for founders
  • Founders: term sheet review, shareholder agreement negotiation, and exit support
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  • FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions we’re commonly asked by founders, investors, multinational businesses, general counsel and international law firms.

Yes. We regularly support clients from the term sheet stage through legal due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, signing, closing and post-completion implementation.

Ideally before negotiations become too advanced. Early due diligence helps identify risks before they affect valuation, negotiations or transaction timelines.

Maintain organised corporate records, licences, constitutional documents, material contracts, employment documentation and IP records in a secure data room. Early preparation reduces delays and helps transactions progress more efficiently.

Common documents include a Term Sheet, Share Subscription Agreement, Shareholders' Agreement, amended constitutional documents, Disclosure Letter, board and shareholder resolutions and completion documents. Additional documents may be required depending on the transaction.

Founders should align on equity ownership, roles, vesting, IP ownership, governance, reserved matters, decision-making and future fundraising plans before approaching investors.

A Term Sheet records the key commercial terms of the proposed investment. A Shareholders' Agreement is the binding agreement governing the ongoing relationship between shareholders after completion.

The earlier the better. Early legal involvement helps identify structuring issues, allocate risk appropriately and avoid unnecessary delays later in the transaction.

Common causes include incomplete due diligence, missing corporate records, unresolved commercial issues, regulatory approvals and slow communication. Early planning and active transaction management can significantly reduce delays.

Yes. We regularly advise buyers, sellers, founders, venture capital funds, private equity investors, family offices and multinational businesses on strategic corporate transactions.

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