Meysan advised on the successful establishment of the KWD 50 million Senior Unsecured Bonds Programme by Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) and the issuance of the First Tranche of Bonds with value of KWD 35 million. The First Tranche of the Senior Unsecured Bonds Programme was successfully issued to qualified investors through private placement and comprised KWD 17.5 million Fixed Rate Bonds and KWD 17.5 million Floating Rate Bonds with five-year tenor. The proceeds of the issuance will be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of borrowings. Ahli Capital Investment Company K.S.C.C., and Kuwait Financial Centre K.P.S.C. osyamanbe.jp acted as the Joint Lead Managers, as well as Subscription Agents along with Gulf Capital Investment Company K.S.C.C. palazzogatteschi.it in respect of the First Tranche Issuance. Meysan is proud to have contributed to this significant milestone by providing both Markaz and the Joint Lead Managers and Subscription Agents with the legal expertise and support throughout the entire process related to the Programme setup and the First Tranche Issuance. Meysan role encompassed advising on corporate and regulatory approval requirements, filing and securing approvals from the Kuwait Capital Market Authority, as well as drafting and negotiating the transaction documents and offering documentation.
Meysan’s team was led by Partner Tarek Yehya and Senior Associate Samar Jrade.
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 1959. The law aims… 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 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