Omar Rashid is a Partner in Clifford Chance's corporate practice, seconded to Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in Riyadh.
He has a broad range of corporate experience including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public takeovers, equity investments and initial public offerings.
- Advising the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) in relation to its US$1.3 billion merger of the fleets and operations of Bahri and Vela International Marine Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco
- Advising Aujan Industries on the sale of approximately half of the equity in its beverage business to Coca Cola. This transaction has a value of US$980 million
M&A Deal of the Year - ALB The Brief Middle East Law Awards - Advising the Carlyle Group on its acquisition of a 42% stake in the Alamar Foods Company
Finance Monthly Deal Maker of the Year Awards 2013 - Advising Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) on its SAR6 billion (US$1.6 billion) rights issue
Equity Deal of the Year - IFLR Middle East Awards
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Clifford Chance advises on the US$2.7bn cash offer to take DP World PLC private and associated US$8bn refinancing for Dubai World
2 July 2020
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Clifford Chance and AS&H advise PIF and SABIC on the USD 69.1 billion sale of PIF’s shareholding in SABIC to Saudi Aramco – the largest ever M&A deal in the Middle East
18 June 2020
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AS&H in co-operation with Clifford Chance advises as underwriters' counsel on the Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Group IPO
23 March 2020
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AS&H in cooperation with Clifford Chance advised Saudi Basic Industries Corporation on the acquisition of an additional 25% stake in, and extension of the term of, its joint venture in Saudi Methanol Company (Ar-Razi) with the Japan Saudi Arabia Methanol Company Inc.
23 October 2019
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Clifford Chance and AS&H Law Firm advise on the IPO of Arabian Centres Company – the first Rule 144A IPO in Saudi Arabia
25 June 2019
Client Work
Contact details
- +966114819720
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- Speaks English and Urdu
- Practice area M&A corporate
- Sector Private equity
Career and qualifications
- Cambridge University (BA & MA, Law) 1995
- Cambridge University (LLM, Public International Law) 1996
- Admitted as a barrister to Middle Temple 1997
- Tenant, Radcliffe Chambers, Lincoln's Inn 1997
- Linklaters LLP London, New York and Dubai 2000
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2004
- Seconded to Morgan Stanley, London 2004-05
- Seconded to RBS, Dubai 2009
- Joined Clifford Chance 2010
- Partner since 2012
- Seconded to AS&H 2016
Awards and citations
- Omar Rashid is recommended for his corporate advice.
Source: IFLR1000 2014: Saudi Arabia – Mergers & Acquisitions - Omar Rashid is the main partner in Riyadh for equity capital markets work.
Source: Legal500 2013: Saudi Arabia – Capital Markets