Biography
Ahmad is an associate our global M&A and corporate practice and private capital industry group based in Dubai.
Ahmad focuses on advising private equity sponsors, infrastructure funds, corporations and financial institutions on a range of complex cross-border corporate transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments and other corporate matters. Ahmad also has experience advising on equity capital market transactions.
Prior to re-joining the Firm's Dubai office in 2026, Ahmad spent time in the Firm's New York, Dubai and London offices advising on Commercial Litigation, M&A and Equity Capital Markets matters. During his time in London, Ahmad was seconded to Macquarie Asset Management in their infrastructure division.
Experience
Ahmad's experience includes representing:
- National Taxi LLC on the sale of its shares to Dubai Taxi Company PJSC (DTC) for a total enterprise value of approximately AED 1.45 billion (approximately US$400 million).
- Dream Games Teknoloji A.Ş., the developer of globally renowned mobile games Royal Match and Royal Kingdom, on a strategic investment from CVC, as its sole equity partner.
- CVC on its €2.2 billion acquisition of dsm-firmenich's animal nutrition & health business in a complex carve-out from the dsm-firmenich group.
- Optegra, leading European ophthalmology platform, on the acquisition of a 100% stake in Signifeye, a prominent ophthalmology platform based in Belgium.
- MidEuropa on the sale of leading European ophthalmology platform Optegra to EssilorLuxottica, the global manufacturer and distributor of advanced vision care products, eyewear, and med-tech solutions.
- Goldilocks Investment Company Limited on its re-organization and the sale of 99.25% of its business to Eshraq Investments PJSC (listed on the Abu Dhabi Exchange), in exchange for shares in Eshraq Investments PJSC. The total value of the business combination is approximately US$1.34 billion.
- DEWA on its US$6.1 billion IPO on the DFM, the largest ever IPO in the UAE.
- Lulu Retail on its US$1.7 billion IPO on the ADX and pre-IPO reorganisation.
- Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower), the world's largest district cooling services provider, on its AED 2.6 billion initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial Market.
- Taaleem Holdings (Taaleem) on its AED 750 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), via which it became the only dedicated education provider on the DFM at the time of listing.