Kuwait: Mergers & Acquisitions This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Mergers & Acquisitions laws and regulations applicable in Kuwait. What are the key rules/laws relevant to M&A and who are the key regulatory authorities? There are a number of…
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ASAR authors the Chambers & Partner’s ‘Corporate M&A 2023’ Global Practice Guide for Kuwait
Corporate M&A 2023 Kuwait Law & Practice 1. Trends 1.1 M&A Market M&A remained at a steady pace in 2022. Cross-border activity has also remained at a steady pace. This trend has been largely driven by the overall rebound of businesses from…
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ASAR authors the Kuwait Chapter for GAR’s ‘Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review’ 2023
Kuwait In summary While Kuwaiti courts in general honour parties’ agreements to arbitrate, in 2021, the Kuwaiti Cassation Court handed down a couple of judgments that deviated from this well-established practice. The two surprising judgments were issued by the Cassation…
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ASAR authors the Kuwait chapter of the Chambers and Partners guide on “Doing Business in…2022″
Doing Business in Kuwait 2022 Legal System 1.1 LEGAL SYSTEM Kuwait is a civil law jurisdiction and the judiciary of Kuwait is structured in three levels: the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeals and the Court of Cassation….
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ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners Joins United Nations Global Compact Initiative
ASAR is the first and only law firm in Kuwait to align its business operations and strategies with the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact Initiative ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners (ASAR), Kuwait’s leading tier one corporate…
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ASAR assists Bukhamseen group holding on their new “Mandarin Oriental, Kuwait” luxury hotel project
It was a privilege to again assist Bukhamseen Group Holding (BGH) as their Kuwait legal counsel in relation to the development of BGH’s new luxury hotel project in Kuwait, to be known as “Mandarin Oriental, Kuwait”. The Mandarin Oriental, Kuwait will…
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ASAR Seminar 2022 gathers business leaders and legal practitioners to discuss Competition Law and The Rise of IPOs in Kuwait
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners (ASAR), Kuwait’s leading tier 1 corporate and commercial law firm, concluded the ‘ASAR Seminar 2022’ yesterday in the presence of Dr. Abdullah Al-Owaisi, Executive Director at the Competition Protection Agency (CPA). ASAR Seminar 2022 was…
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ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners acts as legal advisor to Jassim Transport and Stevedoring company KSCP on its initial public offering
Jassim Transport and Stevedoring Company KSC (“JTC”) listed on Boursa Kuwait’s main market. ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners (“ASAR”), Kuwait’s leading and most prominent corporate law firm and one of the region’s top tier firms, is pleased to announce that…
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Umm Al Hayman Wastewater treatment Plant PPP Project Won Two Best Sewage Water Treatment Project Awards – Kuwait
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners (ASAR) is pleased to announce that it acted as Kuwaiti legal counsel to the consortium comprised of WTE Wassertechnik GmbHand International Financial Advisors Holding KSCP on Umm Al Hayman Wastewater Treatment Plant PPP Project which…
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Corporate M&A 2021 – Kuwait
Corporate M&A 2021 Kuwait. The guide provides the latest legal information on acquiring a company, antitrust regulations, restrictions on foreign investments, stakebuilding, negotiation, mandatory offer thresholds, conditions for a takeover offer, squeeze-out mechanisms, disclosure, duties of directors, defensive measures and shareholder…
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