Adel Alasousi
Senior Associate
BIOGRAPHY

Adel Alasousi is a Senior Associate at Meysan and a member of the fi­­rm’s corporate practice.

Adel’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial law. He is specialized in mergers and acquisitions and capital markets matters. He has represented clients on several noteworthy domestic and cross-border high profile transactions.

PRACTICES
  • Corporate
  • Competition
  • Private Wealth

 

Expertise
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Restructuring
EDUCATION
  • Pre-MBA, Gulf University of Science and Technology
  • Bachelor’s in law, Kuwait University, School of Law
LANGUAGES
  • Arabic (fluent)
  • English (fluent)
EXPERIENCE

Apany, an investment company listed on Boursa Kuwait with a value of USD $80million. The deal has been executed as an Off-Market Trade with multiple investors in one single day.

Advised NBK Capital on its acquisition of a 56% stake in 4Sale application.

Advised Delivery Hero on matters related to the corporate restructuring of DH entities in Kuwait and legal advice to the group for the operation of its entities in Kuwait.

Advised KFH on the proposed cross border acquisition by way of share swap of Ahli United Bank in Bahrain. The consolidation is set to create the largest banking entity in Kuwait with assets of $94bn.

Advised Kamco Investment Company K.S.C.P. (Boursa Kuwait listed company) on their acquisition of Global Investment House K.S.C.C. + ABB Ltd – Handling and leading the restructuring of ABB entities in Kuwait and the sale of ABB Power Grids business in Kuwait to Hitachi as part the $11 billion dollar deal in Hitachi acquiring an 80.1% stake in the Zurich-headquartered Hitachi ABB Power Grids joint venture, while ABB holds the remaining 19.9% stake.

Advised Ferrero on the acquisition of Al Bustan Al Khaleeji business in Kuwait.

Advised on Majid Al Futtaim’s acquisition of 100% stake in Retail Arabia B.S.C., together with the remaining minority stakes in Fucom Central Markets KSCC Kuwait (Geant’s Franchisee).

The Constitutional Court’s Second Strike: Economic Concentration Provisions Under Imminent Threat
The Constitutional Court’s Second ...
July 21, 2025

The Kuwait Constitutional Court issued another significant ruling on 25 June 2025 (the "June Ruling") which was published in the Official Gazette on 20 July 2025, declaring that Article 34(5) of the Competition Protection Agency Law No. 72 of 2020 (the “CPA Law”) is unconstitutional. This ruling highlights ongoing constitutional… Read more

The Constitutional Court’s Latest Ruling: A Turning Point for Competition Sanctions
The Constitutional Court’s Latest Ruli...
February 5, 2025

The Kuwait Constitutional Court on 5 February 2025, ruled that Paragraph 1 of Article 34 of the Competition Protection Agency Law No. 72 of 2020 (the "Law") is unconstitutional. This judgment has far-reaching implications for competition enforcement in Kuwait, particularly regarding financial penalties imposed by the Competition Protection Agency ("CPA").… Read more

Issuance of Tax Decree Law No. 157 of 2024
Issuance of Tax Decree Law No. 157 of 20...
January 6, 2025

This note provides an overview of the key points concerning the applicability and implementation of the recently issued Tax Decree Law No. 157 of 2024 (the law) on Multinational Entities (MNEs) Group Tax. The law aims to align Kuwait’s tax system with international standards under the OECD’s Pillar Two framework… Read more

Meysan Advised Sanam Innovation Holding Company and Arzan Financial Group on the Acquisition of Shares in National Medical Consumable Industries Company (NATMED)
Meysan Advised Sanam Innovation Holding ...
December 23, 2024

Meysan is pleased to announce its role in advising on a major investment deal involving two prominent market-leading companies—Sanam Innovation Holding Company WLL and Arzan Financial Group for Financing and Investment—as buyers in their acquisition of 75% of NATMED. The transaction, valued at approximately $33 million, marks a significant milestone… Read more

Kuwait’s Companies Law Amendment: A Win for Local Partners, a Risk for Foreign Investors?
Kuwait’s Companies Law Amendment: A Wi...
December 3, 2024

The Council of Ministers recently issued an amendment (106/2024) (“Amendment”) to the Companies Law (1/2016) (“Companies Law”) with respect to the quorum and majority requirements of limited liability companies’ Extraordinary General Meetings (“EGM”). The Amendment could have significant effects on current business practices in Kuwait, and specifically on foreign shareholders… Read more

Meysan Advises National Investments Company (NIC) on the Sale of 6.5 Million Shares, Representing 3% of Boursa Kuwait’s Capital
Meysan Advises National Investments Comp...
November 21, 2024

Meysan is pleased to announce its role as legal advisor in the successful execution of National Investments Company’s (NIC) partial exit from Boursa Kuwait. This landmark transaction involved the sale of 6.5 million shares, constituting 3% of Boursa Kuwait’s capital, for a total value of KD 13.3 million. This achievement… Read more

Meysan acts as counsel in the acquisition of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. in UK
Meysan acts as counsel in the acquisitio...
August 12, 2024

London and Kuwait City – A team of Meysan lawyers served as legal counsel to a Kuwait-based consortium of shareholders, including Fahad Ali AlGhanim, Hamad Abdulmohsen AlMarzouq, Kamil G. Karam, and Meshal AlMarzouq, on the acquisition of Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (MK Dons), including the football club, Sports and Education Trust,… Read more