Sonia Abdul-Rahman

Representative transactions include advising:

• Mubadala Investment Company on the acquisition of KELIX bio, a leading pharmaceutical group, from the EBRD, British International Investment and Development Partners International.
• State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) on the acquisition from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) of a 3% participating interest in the Umm Lulu, Satah Al Razboot (SARB), Bin Nasher and Al Bateel offshore concession located in the United Arab Emirates.
• Magellan Capital, a leading investment holding company, on the acquisition of Danish Ship Finance, a company specialising in the provision of loans for shipping companies, which is owned by The Danish Maritime Fund, Axcel, PFA, and PKA.
• Saudi Aramco on the acquisition of a 40% stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd. GO operates a network of retail stations in Pakistan comprising approx. 1,060 sites and was the first of its kind to launch electric vehicle charging stations in Pakistan.
• SNB Capital (SNBC) on a primary subscription and secondary acquisition in Tamara, a leading buy-now-pay-later business.
• ZMI Global on the high-profile sale by Hassan El Ali of 100% of the shares of ZMI Global to ADNOC Logistics & Services Company.
• Saudi Aramco on the US$15.5 billion sale and a lease and leaseback arrangement involving its gas pipeline network with a consortium led by BlackRock Real Assets and Hassana Investment Company, the investment management arm of the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) in Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi Aramco on its US$12.4 billion sale and a lease and leaseback arrangement involving its oil pipeline network with a consortium led by EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG).
• United Arab Chemical Carriers, an international shipping company, on its announced merger with United Overseas Group.
• ADNOC in connection with the sale of a 40% stake in ADNOC Oil Pipelines to a consortium comprising of Blackrock and KKR for US$4 billion.
• ADNOC in connection with its strategic partnership with Baker Hughes, a GE Company (BHGE:NYSE), in connection with ADNOC's subsidiary, ADNOC Drilling. The transaction also involved BHGE acquiring 5% of ADNOC Drilling for US$550 million.
• United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), the Dubai-headquartered container shipping business, and its majority shareholders Qatar Holding and Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia on its announced multi-billion dollar merger with German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, one of the largest M&A deals ever in the MENA region.
• Masdar on its acquisition from ib vogt GmbH (ib vogt) of a 50% interest in Infinity 50 for Renewable Energy SAE, an Egyptian company that develops, constructs and operates solar projects under the feed-in-tariff program launched by the Egyptian government.
• Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-owned energy company, on its joint venture with Infinity Energy, Egypt's leading renewable energy developer, to develop utility-scale and distributed solar energy and wind power projects in Egypt and Africa.