ASAR has received three awards at the Islamic Finance News (IFN) Deals of the Year Awards 2025, presented in Dubai on 22 September 2026, for its work on two Sukuk transactions in Kuwait.
Kuwait International Bank’s US$300 million Tier II Sukuk
- IFN Regulatory Deal of the Year
- IFN Kuwait Deal of the Year
Kuwait Finance House’s US$850 million Additional Tier I Sukuk
- IFN Mudarabah Deal of the Year
The awards recognise transactions spanning different areas of Islamic capital markets, from regulatory capital and Tier II Sukuk to an Additional Tier I issuance structured using Mudarabah.
ASAR advised on the Kuwait law aspects of both transactions, drawing on the firm’s experience in Islamic Finance, debt capital markets and financial regulation.
We thank our clients and the teams we worked with, and congratulate everyone involved in this recognition.
