Kuwait is preparing for a significant development in its housing finance landscape with the introduction of a new real estate mortgage finance law. The draft law aims to support beneficiaries of state housing care while reducing the fiscal burden on the…
Project finance, decoded: ASAR in Lexology’s In-Depth Guide
Project finance in Kuwait – particularly across the PPP and IWPP sectors – continues to develop, introducing commercial and regulatory considerations that investors and lenders need to address early when evaluating major opportunities. In the latest edition of Lexology’s In-Depth: Project…
The Final Insight: PPPs driving Kuwait’s next phase of growth
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are at the heart of Kuwait’s vision for sustainable development – shaping how the country finances, builds, and delivers essential infrastructure. At ASAR Conference 2025 – Powering Sustainable Growth in Kuwait through strategic Projects in Energy and…
Multiple nominations for ASAR Kuwait at Legal500 MENA Awards 2026
ASAR Kuwait Shortlisted Across Multiple Legal500 Awards. The Legal500 MENA Awards 2026 shortlist has been announced, and our Kuwait office is recognised across several categories: Firm Categories: Kuwait Firm of the Year Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year Individual catagories: Kuwait…
Leading the Way: ASAR, Kuwait’s Only Tier 1 Project Development Firm in IFLR1000
Kuwait’s legal market saw a major standout this year — and ASAR is at the centre of it. ASAR Kuwait has been ranked Tier 1 in Financial & Corporate and is recognised as the only Tier 1 firm for Project Development…
Engaging with CRCICA on Regional Arbitration Trends
We welcomed Dr. Ismail Selim, Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), to our office for an in-depth discussion on how CRCICA is shaping arbitration in Egypt and across the region. Dr. Selim outlined CRCICA’s practical approach…
Building Kuwait’s Infrastructure through Partnership
Building Kuwait’s Infrastructure Future: PPP Successes and Next-Phase Projects At the ASAR Conference 2025, Manal Al Mutairi of KAPP shared how Kuwait’s public-private partnership (PPP) model is shaping the country’s infrastructure and driving sustainable economic growth. Her presentation highlighted how collaborative…
Financing the next generation of energy projects
Powering Kuwait’s future: Structuring and financing energy projects through PPPs Kuwait’s energy transition is gaining momentum. In one of the most technical sessions of ASAR Conference 2025, David Charlier, Kunal Singh, Ayman Al-Qattan, Fahad Al-Zuabi, and Ibrahim Sattout examined how Kuwait can…
Guiding NBK’s KWD 150M Tier 2 Issuance: Structured. Rated. Delivered
Guiding NBK’s KWD 150M Tier 2 Issuance: Structured. Rated. Delivered ASAR acted as legal counsel to National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P. on the successful issuance of KWD 150 million in resetting subordinated Tier 2 bonds, maturing in 2036. Structured across fixed…
Executing a complex cross-border Tier 2 Notes Issuance for NBK
ASAR advised National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P. on its US$300 million Resetting Subordinated Tier 2 Notes issuance – a cross-border transaction requiring coordinated execution across multiple regulatory frameworks and jurisdictions. This issuance involved collaboration with leading global financial institutions and international law firms, including Citibank N.A., London…