As part of Meysan’s continued commitment to contributing to the legal discourse in the region, Dr. Abdulwahab Sadeq, Partner and Head of the Competition Practice, was a featured speaker at the inaugural GCR MENA Conference in Dubai. The event brought together prominent legal practitioners, regulators, and economists to explore emerging trends and enforcement priorities across the global antitrust landscape, with a particular focus on developments within the GCC and worldwide. Reflecting on the experience, Dr. Sadeq noted:
“GCR MENA is a great venue to get up-to-date with competition practices worldwide, featuring top-notch lawyers and offering invaluable networking opportunities with experts from across the globe. Sharing the stage with leading international law firms made for a dynamic exchange of ideas, particularly around the evolving competition frameworks in the Middle East.”
He continued:
“At Meysan, we are proud to be at the forefront of this evolution. Our competition practice advises clients on merger control, abuse of dominance, cartel investigations, and compliance matters across various sectors. As regulators across the GCC scale up enforcement and refine merger review processes, we are uniquely positioned to guide clients through these complex shifts with commercial precision and regional insight.”
“Looking ahead, we expect significant growth in competition-related mandates driven by economic diversification, increasing foreign investment, and evolving regulatory scrutiny. This will require highly experienced counsel, which Meysan is well-equipped to provide. Our investment in specialized talent and our proven track record across multiple jurisdictions ensures we remain a trusted advisor as the region’s competition regimes continue to mature.”
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 Joint Global Coordinators for… 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 15-day compliance window: Legal… 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 joint venture to manage… 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 arrangement managed by a… 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 the CMA Executive Bylaws.… Read more
Kuwait City – 4 May 2026 casedarno.it — Meysan is pleased to announce that it acted as legal counsel to Aayan Leasing & Investment Company K.S.C.P. ("Aayan"), a company listed on Boursa Kuwait, in connection with its strategic acquisition of a 51% controlling stake in Dar Al-Shifa Hospital Company, one… Read more