Khoshaim & Associates
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Firm Overview:
K&A is a full-service Saudi Arabian transactional law firm with local depth and international reach. K&A delivers first class, efficient and integrated legal services. K&A’s principal goals are to provide the highest quality of legal services to its corporate clients to become an instrumental part in their success, and to elevate the practice of law in Saudi Arabia by recruiting, retaining and advancing the brightest legal talent. K&A includes a team of veteran Saudi Arabian and internationally qualified lawyers who assist on a wide range of practice areas, including dispute resolution, arbitration and litigation, expert opinions, equity and debt capital markets, including IPOs, rights issues and sukuk, corporate and M&A, in addition to private and public mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign direct investment, anti-trust, and complex corporate restructurings, tax, financings and projects, Islamic finance transactions, PPP, and bankruptcy.
Our strong lawyer team is by far the Saudi Arabia’s most recognized and ranked team of lawyers.
Managing Partner: Zeyad S. Khoshaim
Number of partners: 6
Number of lawyers: 50+
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Main Areas of Expertise:
Corporate & Regulatory
Projects
Finance
Capital Markets
Dispute Resolution
Compliance
Legislation, Public Policy and Regulatory
Key Contacts
Managing Partner
Zeyad Khoshaim
Tel: +966 11 461 8700
[email protected]
Firm Rankings
Banking & Finance
Band 1
Capital Markets
Band 1
Capital Markets: Debt
Band 1
Capital markets: Equity
Band 1
Corporate/M&A
Band 1
Dispute Resolution
Band 1
9.0
Projects
Band 1
Leading Lawyers
Articles
Saudi Arabia has opened the door for international law firms to establish a presence. International law firms will now be able to choose between two options to setup offices in Saudi Arabia. There are, however, substantive requirements for international law firms to observe, including in relation to residency of partners, restrictions on referring work to […]
Summary The judicial system in the kingdom previously adopted the principle of free litigation. However, with the new Judicial Costs Law (the “Law”) litigation will no longer be entirely free of charge. The Law regulates the costs for filing certain lawsuits or requests raised to general judicial courts. The aim of the Law is to […]
The Capital Market Authority (the CMA) approved on 3 March 2022CE amendments to the Rules on the Offer of Securities and Continuing Obligations (the ROSCOs). The amendments include new requirements relating to the private placement of debt instruments. Private Placement For debt instruments issued by a Saudi Arabian company (or a special purpose entity sponsored by a […]
The Capital Market Authority (the CMA) approved CE amendments to the Rules on the Offer of Securities and Continuing Obligations (the ROSCOs).The amendments to the ROSCOs include the introduction of a new structure for listed companies to increase their capital while suspending the pre-emptive right of shareholders to subscribe to such capital. New Capital Increase Structure The […]
Press Releases
K&A proudly maintains its prestigious standing as the only independent Saudi Arabian law firm to be ranked as a Top Tier Firm by Legal 500. Across all major practice areas, K&A achieves Tier 1 status, further solidifying its position as a leading legal firm in the Saudi Arabia including Commercial, Corporate & M&A, Banking and […]
K&A advised the Ministry of Health (MoH) on the privatization of radiology departments in seven hospitals within Riyadh’s Second and Third Health Clusters. This ambitious project, conducted in collaboration with the National Center for Privatization (NCP), will span a 10-year period, with the aim of expanding healthcare access to 1,500,000 beneficiaries in Riyadh and its remote surrounding areas. […]
K&A advised Qassim Cement Company (QCC) on the signing of a share swap transaction that sees QCC acquiring all of Hail Cement Company’s (HCC), outstanding shares, with the deal being valued at approximately SAR 1.3 billion. QCC, founded in 1976, has a market cap of about SAR 5.7 billion and is considered a leading company in the cement sector. […]
K&A successfully advised Taiba Investments Company, its capacity as offeror, on its share exchange transaction with Dur Hospitality Company. The deal closed after the shareholders of both companies approved the transaction, creating one of the leading hospitality companies in Saudi Arabia. This is the first public M&A transaction involving a full acquisition of a real […]
K&A acted as the financial adviser, lead manager and underwriters counsel for Riyad Capital, SNB Capital Company and Al Rajhi Capital in relation to the National Agricultural Development Co. (NADEC) capital increase by way of a rights issue for a total amount of SAR 2 billion. The company’s capital will be raised by 196.8% to […]
K&A advised Qassim Cement Company (QCC) on the signing of a share swap transaction that sees QCC acquiring all of Hail Cement Company’s (HCC), outstanding shares, with the deal being valued at approximately SAR 1.3 billion. QCC, founded in 1976, has a market cap of about SAR 5.7 billion and is considered a leading company in the cement sector. […]
K&A is honored to have been named Saudi Arabian Law Firm of the Year during the prestigious IFLR Middle East Law Awards 2023. With this win, K&A has now been named as Saudi Arabian law firm of the year by all major legal journals in 2023, including Chambers Middle East Awards and ALB Middle East Awards, making K&A the only […]
K&A won the prestigious Saudi Arabian Law Firm of the Year award at the ALB Middle East Law Awards, the third year in a row that it wins this award. ALB also awarded K&A M&A Deal of the Year for its work on the Saudi Aramco’s Joint Venture with Dussur and Doosan, and Debt Market Deal of the Year for its […]
K&A advised Rajhi Steel and Rajhi Invest on a landmark exchange transaction involving Saudi Iron & Steel Company (Hadeed), SABIC and the Public Investment Fund (PIF), where Hadeed will acquire a 100% shareholding in Rajhi Steel from Rajhi Invest. The transaction will result in the creation of a national champion in the Saudi Arabian steel industry, contributing to meeting the […]
K&A is involved in advising on the privatization of various professional football clubs in Saudi Arabia. This project aims to enhance the societal benefits and elevate the sporting ecosystem in Saudi Arabia. It underscores K&A’s unwavering commitment to Vision 2030 and the advancement of Saudi Arabian sports. Throughout the process, K&A provided comprehensive legal support […]
K&A advised the Ministry of Health (MoH) on the privatization of radiology departments in seven hospitals within Riyadh’s Second and Third Health Clusters. This ambitious project, conducted in collaboration with the National Center for Privatization (NCP), will span a 10-year period, with the aim of expanding healthcare access to 1,500,000 beneficiaries in Riyadh and its remote surrounding areas. […]
K&A has advised Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures Company Limited (WAED) in relation to its multi-million series B round of investment in COFE, a multi-jurisdictional provider of farm-to-cup coffee services for consumers. Leading innovation in the regional coffee industry, COFE was listed as one of the top 10 most downloaded food delivery apps in Saudi Arabia in 2021 […]
K&A advised the lenders on the financing of the world’s biggest green hydrogen plant being built by NEOM Green Hydrogen Company. Located at Oxagon, in Saudi Arabia’s region of NEOM, the mega plant will integrate up to 4GW of solar and wind energy to produce up to 600 tonnes per day of carbon-free hydrogen by the […]
K&A is pleased to announce the joining of Khalid AlYafi, as Counsel, to K&A’s premier tier 1 capital markets practice to further bolster and strengthen the services it provides to its KSA and international clients. Khalid, an ECM and DCM specialist, was involved in many of the high-profile transactions in the GCC over the past decade. Prior […]
K&A advised Taiba Investments Company on its share exchange transaction with Dur Hospitality Company, becoming the first such transaction involving two listed real estate and hospitality companies. K&A assisted Taiba on all aspects of the SAR 3 billion transaction, including structuring, drafting, negotiating, diligence, and capital markets regulatory matters. The milestone reached so far is […]
K&A advised Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Saudi Aramco”) on a joint venture with DHL Supply Chain (“DHL”),to enable the development of a new procurement and logistics hub in Saudi Arabia. Such procurement and logistics hub would to be the region’s first hub of its kind, catering to customers in the industrial, energy, chemical and petrochemical sectors, […]
K&A advised Wa’ed Ventures, in relation to its investment in a series A funding round in Manafa, a Saudi Arabian FinTech startup that provides investment and financing solutions to SMEs. Manafa’s unique business includes offering debt and equity financing based on a crowdfunding model. The transaction was led by partners Zeyad Khoshaim and Basma Khashoggi […]
GFC Media Group Awards has recognized K&A as the Capital Markets Legal Adviser of the Year at the Capital Markets & ESG Finance Saudi Arabia Awards for advising on most innovative & ground-breaking deals in Saudi Arabia for the year of 2022. GFC also awarded K&A “International IPO/Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year ”for its work on SAR 6.77bn […]
K&A advised Taiba Investment Company on a dual acquisition of Savola Group’s shares in Knowledge Economic City Company (a listed joint stock company) and Knowledge Economic City Developers Company (a limited liability company). K&A’s work included the full spectrum of legal services, including structuring the deal, drafting the relevant transaction documents, and providing other regulatory advice including competition analysis. The transaction […]