Meysan is pleased to have advised and assisted Agility in connection with the transaction under which Agility agreed to sell its majority stake in Tristar Group to Aegis Logistics based on a total enterprise value of USD 1.5 billion. Tristar Group is a diversified global energy… Read more
Decree-Law No. 87 of 2026 Introduction Building on Kuwait's leading record in charitable, humanitarian and relief work, Decree-Law No. 87 of 2026 on the Regulation of Charitable and Humanitarian Work has been issued to replace the legislative and regulatory framework that has been in place since… Read more
Meysan acted as Kuwait counsel for the Joint Lead Managers in connection with Kuwait International Bank K.S.C.P.’s (KIB) issuance of US$500 million senior unsecured sukuk, issued through KIB Sukuk Limited under the US$1.5 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme. Citigroup Global Markets and Standard Chartered, acted as… Read more
Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued Resolution No. 156/2026 (published in the Official Gazette on 2 August 2026), further amending the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) framework under Resolution No. 4/2023. It replaces Articles 8(1), 9(1) and 11(1) which are all now built around a… Read more
Meysan acted as counsel to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and Kuwait Oil Company on Project Peregrine, a US$16 billion strategic infrastructure investment with a global consortium led by Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR, and the largest foreign direct investment in Kuwait’s history. The transaction establishes a new Kuwaiti… Read more
Meysan is pleased to have advised and assisted a major foreign manufacturing company with the settlement of certain disputes with a local distributor in Egypt. Meysan represented the client in court proceedings and other governmental procedures while negotiating the settlement transaction, which involved a complex escrow… Read more
Authors: Tarek Yehya, Partner // Lama Abou Ali, Counsel // Sara Awaly, Associate BACKGROUND In a recent update to Kuwait’s corporate governance framework, the Capital Markets Authority (the “CMA”) issued Decision No. 56 of 2026 (the “Decision”), amending certain provisions of Module Fifteen (Corporate Governance) of… Read more