Hadef & Partners has acknowledged expertise in banking and finance transactions. Our clients include financial institutions, corporations, governmental authorities, issuers, arrangers, underwriters, project sponsors and private equity participants in a range of sectors. We routinely advise on acquisition finance, project and other structured finance transactions, privatisation, rescheduling and corporate restructuring, asset finance, and debt capital market transactions.

Our firm regularly acts on a variety of Islamic finance structures and transactions, working closely with specialist boards and scholars. We have also been involved in groundbreaking public private partnerships (PPPs) and a range of fund structures, including the UAE's first infrastructure fund and real estate investment trust (REIT) to be listed on NASDAQ Dubai and the Singapore Exchange.

We have been involved in all of the UAE’s water and power and sewage infrastructure projects advising lenders, sponsors and government entities.

We have advised large real estate developers and banks in financing a range of real estate and hospitality projects. We have also advised leading local Islamic banks on various Islamic finance matters; borrowers and conventional lenders in some of the largest syndicated loans in the UAE; advised on all types of loan/credit facility agreements including ship finance, aircraft finance leases and corporate finance facilities; and provided guidance on available security arrangements in the UAE.

A substantial component of our expertise lies in our knowledge of the UAE market, its practices, procedures and the workings of UAE regulatory bodies such as the UAE Central Bank, federal Ministries, DIFC, ESCA, local governmental authorities and other agencies. We help our clients successfully navigate the legal landscape to achieve their objectives.

Many lawyers in our multilingual team have worked in the largest global law firms and bring expertise of the highest international standards. Our lawyers have multi-jurisdictional experience including Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, continental Europe and the United States.

Clients engage us on the following:

• project finance
• corporate finance
• construction and real estate finance
• Islamic finance - Murabaha, Istisna’a, Mudaraba, Musharak and Ijara financing instruments and Sukuks
• acquisition finance
• corporate restructuring for stressed and distressed entities
• PPPs and privatisation
• all types of club and syndicated loans
• ship, aircraft and asset finance
• security arrangements and documentation
• derivatives and other financial products and investments
• forms of guarantees and available shareholder and government support mechanisms
• banking regulatory and compliance issues, including dealing with the UAE Central Bank
• drafting of laws and regulations
• legal opinions.