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Mohammed Basama is a senior associate in the Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group in Dubai. He advises sovereign wealth funds, family offices, private equity funds, and corporations on a range of matters including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganisations, corporate governance, and other complex corporate matters.  Prior to joining King & Spalding, Mohammed was seconded to the Emirates Investment Authority.

Matters

Advised TVM Capital Healthcare, an international healthcare expansion and growth capital firm on its USD 35 million investment in Boston Oncology Arabia, a bio-generic drugs manufacturing company based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Advised Jadwa Investment (Jadwa) on the acquisition of Dubai-headquartered food and beverage operator, Blackspoon Group (Blackspoon). Jadwa, a leading investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East, has acquired 100% of Blackspoon, which operates a series of leading food and beverage brands in the UAE, including its flagship brand Allo Beirut brand.

Advised GCC financial institution on acquisition of majority stake in DIFC domiciled REIT.

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Advised TVM Capital Healthcare, an international healthcare expansion and growth capital firm on its USD 35 million investment in Boston Oncology Arabia, a bio-generic drugs manufacturing company based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Advised Jadwa Investment (Jadwa) on the acquisition of Dubai-headquartered food and beverage operator, Blackspoon Group (Blackspoon). Jadwa, a leading investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East, has acquired 100% of Blackspoon, which operates a series of leading food and beverage brands in the UAE, including its flagship brand Allo Beirut brand.

Advised GCC financial institution on acquisition of majority stake in DIFC domiciled REIT.

Advised e& (formerly Etisalat) on its entry into a seminal AI joint venture (JV) with SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Singtel and SoftBank Corp. e& and the other founding parties have come together to form the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) to co-develop and launch multilingual Large Language Models (Telco LLM) specifically tailored to the needs of telecommunications companies through the JV.

Saudi Deals

Advised the shareholders of Emad Bakeries, a prominent Jeddah-based producer of Arabic bread and pastries, on the sale of their entire stake in the company to GreenCorp, in a strategic move aimed at strengthening GreenCorp’s food-focused investment platform within the GCC.

Advised Saudi financial investment group on acquisition of significant minority stake in Saudi transport and logistics company.

Advising Saudi based client on real estate joint venture agreement to develop a mixed-use project in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Advising clients on acquisition of 40% stake in CMA regulated Saudi financial services company.

Advising the owner of a data center business in Saudi Arabia on a sale of a minority stake to a strategic investor.

Advising Saudi food and beverage company on sale of entire share capital to Saudi financial investment group.

Advising Saudi company on sale of 50% stake in building materials business to international purchaser.

Advising luxury retail brand on establishment of Saudi joint venture.

Advising US listed company on establishment of its Regional Headquarters in Saudi Arabia.

Advised Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, on its acquisition of Muscat Projects & Engineering Services (MPES), a leading full-service water and wastewater management company in Oman.

Advised Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, on its acquisition of Advanced Watertek, a leading United Arab Emirates headquartered original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and service provider for membrane-based water and wastewater treatment systems.

MENA tech investor, A15, in connection with the disposal of a majority stake in its adtech business, Connect Ads, to the Aleph Group, a global digital communications and marketing conglomerate.

European powered access market leader Lavendon Group PLC on its contested £459 million takeover by French group Loxam.

Elegancia Group on the reverse acquisition of the entire share capital of Elegancia Group by Investment Holding Group Q.P.S.C., a public shareholding company.

Covanta Holding Corporation (Covanta) on a strategic partnership structured as a 50:50 joint venture, with Green Investment Group (GIG), a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited.

Qatar Petroleum (now Qatar Energy) on the initial public offering of 49% of the share capital of Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Company (QAMCO) on the Qatar Stock Exchange.

Lloyds Bank plc and the Royal Bank of Scotland plc on the sale of a fleet of passenger train rolling stock to Beacon Rail Leasing.

Daikin Industries, Ltd in relation to the acquisition of certain business assets in Qatar.

Snap-On Inc. on its acquisition of BTC Global, the owner of the autoVHC electronic vehicle health check system.

GCC family office in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and distribution agreements.

Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.

An Asian Sovereign Wealth Fund on the establishment of a major industrial freezone area.

Tritax Big Box REIT plc on its move to a premium listing and trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

*Certain matters were at firms prior to King & Spalding.
 
 

Matters

Advised TVM Capital Healthcare, an international healthcare expansion and growth capital firm on its USD 35 million investment in Boston Oncology Arabia, a bio-generic drugs manufacturing company based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Advised Jadwa Investment (Jadwa) on the acquisition of Dubai-headquartered food and beverage operator, Blackspoon Group (Blackspoon). Jadwa, a leading investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East, has acquired 100% of Blackspoon, which operates a series of leading food and beverage brands in the UAE, including its flagship brand Allo Beirut brand.

Advised GCC financial institution on acquisition of majority stake in DIFC domiciled REIT.

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Matters

Advised TVM Capital Healthcare, an international healthcare expansion and growth capital firm on its USD 35 million investment in Boston Oncology Arabia, a bio-generic drugs manufacturing company based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Advised Jadwa Investment (Jadwa) on the acquisition of Dubai-headquartered food and beverage operator, Blackspoon Group (Blackspoon). Jadwa, a leading investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East, has acquired 100% of Blackspoon, which operates a series of leading food and beverage brands in the UAE, including its flagship brand Allo Beirut brand.

Advised GCC financial institution on acquisition of majority stake in DIFC domiciled REIT.

Advised e& (formerly Etisalat) on its entry into a seminal AI joint venture (JV) with SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Singtel and SoftBank Corp. e& and the other founding parties have come together to form the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) to co-develop and launch multilingual Large Language Models (Telco LLM) specifically tailored to the needs of telecommunications companies through the JV.

Saudi Deals

Advised the shareholders of Emad Bakeries, a prominent Jeddah-based producer of Arabic bread and pastries, on the sale of their entire stake in the company to GreenCorp, in a strategic move aimed at strengthening GreenCorp’s food-focused investment platform within the GCC.

Advised Saudi financial investment group on acquisition of significant minority stake in Saudi transport and logistics company.

Advising Saudi based client on real estate joint venture agreement to develop a mixed-use project in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Advising clients on acquisition of 40% stake in CMA regulated Saudi financial services company.

Advising the owner of a data center business in Saudi Arabia on a sale of a minority stake to a strategic investor.

Advising Saudi food and beverage company on sale of entire share capital to Saudi financial investment group.

Advising Saudi company on sale of 50% stake in building materials business to international purchaser.

Advising luxury retail brand on establishment of Saudi joint venture.

Advising US listed company on establishment of its Regional Headquarters in Saudi Arabia.

Advised Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, on its acquisition of Muscat Projects & Engineering Services (MPES), a leading full-service water and wastewater management company in Oman.

Advised Gradiant, a global solutions provider for advanced water and wastewater treatment, on its acquisition of Advanced Watertek, a leading United Arab Emirates headquartered original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and service provider for membrane-based water and wastewater treatment systems.

MENA tech investor, A15, in connection with the disposal of a majority stake in its adtech business, Connect Ads, to the Aleph Group, a global digital communications and marketing conglomerate.

European powered access market leader Lavendon Group PLC on its contested £459 million takeover by French group Loxam.

Elegancia Group on the reverse acquisition of the entire share capital of Elegancia Group by Investment Holding Group Q.P.S.C., a public shareholding company.

Covanta Holding Corporation (Covanta) on a strategic partnership structured as a 50:50 joint venture, with Green Investment Group (GIG), a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited.

Qatar Petroleum (now Qatar Energy) on the initial public offering of 49% of the share capital of Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Company (QAMCO) on the Qatar Stock Exchange.

Lloyds Bank plc and the Royal Bank of Scotland plc on the sale of a fleet of passenger train rolling stock to Beacon Rail Leasing.

Daikin Industries, Ltd in relation to the acquisition of certain business assets in Qatar.

Snap-On Inc. on its acquisition of BTC Global, the owner of the autoVHC electronic vehicle health check system.

GCC family office in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and distribution agreements.

Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.

An Asian Sovereign Wealth Fund on the establishment of a major industrial freezone area.

Tritax Big Box REIT plc on its move to a premium listing and trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

*Certain matters were at firms prior to King & Spalding.
 
 

Credentials

LL.B., Liverpool University, UK

LL.M., Liverpool University, UK

England and Wales

Arabic

English