Saudi–UAE Deal Structuring & Syndication

Handle structures and syndicates transactions across Saudi and UAE with one objective: capital certainty under enforceable structures. We integrate law, banking, and private capital into a single mandate that controls jurisdiction, risk allocation, and execution sequencing on both sides of the corridor.

From bilateral JVs and platform builds to multi-lender syndications and cross-border acquisitions, we architect deal terms, coordinate counterparties, and align regulators. Saudi–UAE is not just a route to capital; it is a governed corridor. We design it, underwrite it, and keep it under control.

Saudi–UAE transactions demand more than local counsel or isolated advisors. They demand a single execution model that understands how capital, regulation, and governance move across Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai.

Handle treats the corridor as one integrated system: legal frameworks, banking standards, sovereign-linked capital, and enforcement procedures. We structure deals that close, syndications that hold, and capital stacks designed to perform under stress.

• Direct experience with Saudi and UAE regulatory environments and free zone ecosystems
• Integrated legal, capital, and governance architecture for complex cross-border structures
• Access to and credibility with regional lenders, private capital, and family offices
• Disciplined term sheet, covenant, and security negotiation grounded in enforcement reality
• Single point of accountability from structuring through syndication and funding
• Mandates calibrated for $50M–$1B+ transactions and institutional decision-makers

We lead Saudi–UAE transactions end-to-end, from deal thesis and structural design to documentation, syndication, and funding. Every component is engineered for regulatory comfort, capital commitment, and enforceability across both jurisdictions.

The result is a corridor structure that withstands pressure: clear rights, predictable cash flows, defined security, and institutions aligned around a single execution model.

• Initial deal analysis and corridor mapping (jurisdiction, regulators, counterparties, enforcement)
• Holding, operating, and JV structure design for Saudi–UAE execution
• Term sheet drafting, negotiation, and conversion into binding documentation
• Covenant, security, and intercreditor frameworks calibrated to enforcement realities
• Lender and investor syndication strategy, allocation, and documentation management
• Regulatory engagement and alignment with banking, capital markets, and free zone authorities
• Closing coordination, conditions precedent clearance, and funding execution
• Post-closing governance, reporting, and amendment frameworks to keep the structure stable