Banking and Finance

From acquisition, asset-backed or mezzanine financings, to workout and restructurings, private placements and investment-grade financings, our lawyers represent lenders and borrowers in some of the largest and most complicated financing transactions in the region. Our clients include many of the region’s largest commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, finance companies, investment and merchant banking firms, private investment funds and other institutional lenders and investors, as well as private equity sponsors, strategic buyers, borrowers and issuers of securities.

Meet our team

Tarek Yehya
Partner
KUWAIT
Patrick Obeid
Senior Associate
LEBANON
Samar Jrade
Senior Associate
LEBANON
Rosy Rizk
Associate
LEBANON
Sara Awaly
Associate
LEBANON
Neyla Rahal
Counsel
SAUDI ARABIA
Nour Mashmoushi
Associate
LEBANON

Our insights

Kuwait’s New Narcotics Law (159/2025): Key Compliance Obligations
Kuwait’s New Narcotics Law (159/2025): Key Compliance Obligations
December 16, 2025

Kuwait’s recently published Narcotics Law (159/2025) (“New Narcotics Law”) represents the most significant restructuring of Kuwait’s narcotics legislation, unifying and replacing the former Narcotics Law (74/1983) and Psychotropics Law (48/1987). The New Narcotics Law consolidates the regulation of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances, their preparations, and chemical precursors into a single… Read more ...

Bank Asset Carveouts in Egypt: Navigating Legal Complexities
Bank Asset Carveouts in Egypt: Navigating Legal Complexities
October 30, 2025

For a host of reasons, a bank may decide to carve out part of its business in one or more markets without fully exiting them. These reasons include offloading non-core assets and slashing/reducing regulatory compliance burdens. This may be a result of a global strategic review or a market-specific exercise.… Read more ...

Meysan acts as lead counsel in Boubyan Petrochemicals KSCP’S landmark acquisition of English Education Providers Group (EPG) in Kuwait
Meysan acts as lead counsel in Boubyan Petrochemicals KSCP’S landmark acquisition of English Education Providers Group (EPG) in Kuwait
March 25, 2025

Meysan, a prestigious law firm in the region, proudly announces its role as lead counsel to Boubyan Petrochemicals KSCP in the full acquisition of the English Education Providers Group (EPG) in Kuwait. This deal represents a significant milestone in Boubyan Petrochemicals’ strategic expansion and marks a key addition to its… Read more ...