Leading Kuwait and Bahrain law firm, ASAR Al Ruwayeh & Partners (ASAR), has acted as Kuwait counsel to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and affiliates (Fairfax) on its acquisition (via off market trades) of Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) (KIPCO)’s 46.32% shareholding in…
Introducing ASAR’s Art Arena – the yearly initiative that spotlights talented individuals
Our support for the Middle Eastern Art Community speaks of our commitment to diversity, our passion for community, and the empowerment of the world in which we live beyond our office walls. ASAR intends, each year, to commission a new artist…
ASAR Conference 2023 highlights the challenges facing financing and bankability of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) Projects and provides special insight into PPP projects from in-house counsels’ standpoint
Financing PPP projects has always been a complex endeavour; such complexity is exacerbated by a set of unique challenges stemming from the regulatory environment and practices in Kuwait. With wise words of the vastly experienced Mr. Faisal Sarkhou, Chief Executive Officer…
ASAR Conference 2023 had the privilege of welcoming members of KAPP and WAPPP to discuss the intricacies of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
With a focus on the prospects for the year 2024, speaker Mr. Daniel Kaye, the Chief Group Economist from the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) contributed to a panel discussion at the event with the perspective that the Middle East was…
ASAR Conference 2023 heard from Mr Robert Willock of The Economist Intelligence Unit
To develop a better understanding of how Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) can drive economic growth in Kuwait, Mr. Robert Willock, from the Economist Intelligence Unit, presented on the macro aspects of the global economy and the impact recent world-wide and regional developments…
ASAR Conference 2023 – themed “Driving Economic Growth Through Transformative PPPs in Kuwait”
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, at the Avenues Kuwait, was the place to be on Monday, 4 December, 2023. ASAR, Kuwait’s leading Tier 1 ranked law firm, hosted ASAR Conference 2023 in association with the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP), The…
Our team brings home 3 [IFLR] Awards, including National Law Firm of the year – Kuwait
It is with great enthusiasm and pride that we announce that ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners has been presented with multiple awards at this year’s IFLR Middle East Awards, namely: National Law Firm of the Year: Kuwait Deal of the…
ASAR Members Speak at 1st Edition Bahrain Business Law Forum
The opportunity to speak at the 1st Edition of the Bahrain Business Law Forum, 2023, as Gold Sponsors, was one we simply could not pass up. Many thanks to LexisNexis Middle East for a well-run, professional event. Congratulations to our team,…
ASAR wins ALB Kuwait National Law Firm of the Year Award, 2023
We are very happy to announce that ASAR has been presented with the prestigious “Kuwait National Law Firm of the Year” award at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Middle East Law Awards 2023, hosted by Thomson Reuters. The ALB Middle East…
A remarkable step in accelerating urban infrastructure development in Kuwait
The Council of Ministers has issued the Law No. 118 of 2023 on the Incorporation of Companies for the Construction and Economic Development of Cities and Residential Areas. Noteworthy features of this law include the following: Establishing a public-private partnership (PPP)…