Abdulaziz Al-Yaqout is a Senior Partner and Co-Founder of Meysan Partners, he is one of the region’s most prominent lawyers, having advised some of the most successful businesses and public sector organizations operating in the region.

Mr. Al-Yaqout has established a leading projects practices in Kuwait, he advises on all types of project transactions. He also has extensive experience in restructuring matters, including out-of-court workouts and reorganizations, and regularly represents insolvency administrators, distressed companies, lending institutions, private equity funds, purchasers of distressed equity and debt, and secured and unsecured creditors.

Mr. Al-Yaqout plays a key role in Meysan regional services, providing cross-practice assistance to clients for their regulatory and government needs, he brings a unique perspective to his client work. His client base has included companies involved in a variety of public affairs issues, including the technology, health care and energy sectors.

  • University of Cologne, First State Examination, 1997.
  • Appeal Court of Cologne, Second State Examination, 1999.
  • University of Münster, LL.M., 2004.
  • Rechtsanwalt registered with Rechtsanwaltskammer Koln.

  • German Bar Association.

  • Advised Kuwait Capital Market Authority on the privatisation and IPO of the Kuwait Stock Exchange, including the structuring of the privatisation under the new Kuwait Companies Law, drafting of all relevant documentation, and the drafting of the special law on the privatisation of the Kuwait Stock Exchange.
  • Co-authored the Kuwait Companies Law.
  • Advised A’ayan Leasing & Investment Company KSCC on all aspects of its US$ 1.5 billion restructuring, including advising on court proceedings under the Financial Stability Law.
  • Advised Egis - French multinational company on its acquisition of a 51% interest in one of the largest Middle Eastern project and construction management firms.
  • Advised Boubyan Petrochemicals Company, sponsors of the $120 million Amghara Solid Waste Treatment Project in Kuwait.
  • Advised the shareholders of Iso Octane Company, an independent refining company in the Emirate of Dubai, in its proposed $200 million sale to affiliates of The Carlyle Group and Riverstone Holdings.
  • Advised the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) on Central Bank regulations and Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau processes.
  • Advised Kuwait Investment Authority on the implementation of the national development plan conceived through law no. 9 of 2010. The national development plan envisions the establishment of a media city as part of Kuwait's endeavours to enhance the competitiveness of Kuwait.

Abdulaziz Al Yaqout

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