Raja Ghandour is a Senior Associate in our Company Commercial practice, based in Amman, Jordan.
Raja provides advice and solutions to international and regional businesses across a range of sectors, helping them achieve their objectives in Jordan, the UAE and the wider GCC region.
Raja's core practice focuses on equity capital markets (IPOs), joint venture and M&A transactions as well as local and cross border transactions. In addition, he advises businesses on the legal and commercial implications of providing services in the Middle East including adapting existing projects to comply with local and regional laws and practices.
Raja's core practice focuses on equity capital markets (IPOs), joint venture and M&A transactions as well as local and cross border transactions. In addition, he advises businesses on the legal and commercial implications of providing services in the Middle East including adapting existing projects to comply with local and regional laws and practices.
Latest News
- ADNOC and ADNOC Logistics & Services plc on the USD 769 billion initial public offering on ADX, the second-largest IPO in the MENA region and the highest-ever oversubscription level for a UAE bookbuild IPO to date at the time;
- the underwriters in connection with a USD 1 billion initial public offering and DFM listing by Salik Company PJSC, the exclusive toll gate operator in Dubai;
- ADNOC on its strategic joint venture with OCI N.V. to create the largest export-focused nitrogen fertilizer platform globally and the largest producer in the MENA region, which included carve-out of ADNOC Fertilizers from the ADNOC Group, including contractual support arrangements and restructuring;
- ADNOC, Borealis AG and Borouge plc on the USD 2 billion initial public offering of Borouge, marking the largest-ever listing on ADX;
- a wholly government owned subsidiary in relation to bespoke regulations governing a newly established investment zone;
- Fertiglobe on its USD 795 million initial public offering and listing on ADX. This is the first ever IPO of an ADGM company on ADX;
- ADNOC and ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC in connection with the USD 1.1 billion initial public offering of ADNOC Drilling on ADX, the largest-ever ADX listing to date at the time;
- Dussur as part of an international private equity consortium consisting of BroadPeak Global LP and Asia Green Fund on the purchase of the Clean Technologies business of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. for USD 510 million in cash;
- Nour Communications Co. Ltd on the sale of 62 per cent. of its shares in Nour Internet for Communication and Information Technology to Tech GCC Investment Company;
- Gulf Marine Services, a UAE company listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange, in connection with its successful capital raising through a placing and open offer;
- Investcorp on the launch of a joint venture that will invest in the Asia food sector;
- ADNOC on the disposal of an interest in ADNOC Refining to Eni and OMV where the company was valued at c. USD 19 billion;
- EFG Hermes on the successful first close of the Egypt Education Fund, a DIFC-based fund that focuses on investing in kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) schools in Egypt;
- a premier global construction company in the restructuring of its GCC business; and
- several companies in the GCC region on various corporate and commercial matters.
- LLB/Hons (Law), University of Essex, United Kingdom (2011)