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
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 Lawyer of the Year – Rob Little…
Leading the Way: ASAR, Kuwait’s Only Tier 1 Project Development Firm in IFLR1000
ASAR Kuwait has been ranked Tier 1 in Financial & Corporate and is recognised as the only Tier 1 firm for Project Development in Kuwait in the latest IFLR1000 Middle East guide. This dual recognition highlights the depth of our transactional…
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 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 investment continues to transform Kuwait’s essential services—delivering measurable results…
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 structure and finance the power and water projects needed to…
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 and floating tranches, the bonds received an A- rating from…
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…
Another major step in Kuwait’s financing landscape: a KWD 1.5 billion facility for KPC
Kuwait’s financing market saw the closing of a KWD 1.5 billion senior unsecured conventional loan and commodity murabaha term facility for Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. ASAR advised the global finance parties represented by the National Bank of Kuwait and Kuwait Finance House,…