Biography
Hussain Ali is an associate in the Debt finance team who has recently joined White & Case LLP in Dubai.
Hussain has a broad range of experience representing borrowers, sponsors and financial institutions across various financing transactions including, leveraged finance, cross-border acquisition finance, refinancings, margin lending, real estate finance and general corporate lending in both conventional and Sharia-compliant contexts.
Experience
Representative transactions include:
Representation of mandated lead arrangers in respect of an AED 8.5 billion term loan facility for Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA).*
Representation of the Royal Golden Eagle Group as borrower in respect of:
- an amendment and restatement of its existing US$1.8 billion facility; and
- a new US$1 million and RMB 2.673mn sustainability-linked multicurrency financing.*
Representation of a syndicate of lenders in respect of a US$3 billion multi-tranche, dual-currency upsize relating to an existing syndicated loan facility for ADES Holding Company as borrower.*
Representation of GEMS Education on its US$3.25 billion secured syndicated term and revolving multi-tranched conventional and Islamic facilities (Loan Deal of the Year, IFLR Middle East Awards 2024).*
Representation of the financiers in respect of US$813 million Shariah-compliant acquisition financing facilities to a Fajr Capital-led consortium to finance the purchase of the GCC business of Aster DM Healthcare (Domestic Deal of the Year, IFLR Middle East Awards 2024).*
Representation of the Brookfield-led consortium in respect of the multi-tranched conventional and Islamic acquisition facilities in respect of its GBP 2.2bn recommended cash offer for Network International Holdings Plc.*
Representation of the Abu Dhabi Pension Fund and Lunate Capital in respect of a US$1.56 billion secured term and revolving credit facility.*
Representation of the Lunate Capital in respect of a US$483 million secured term and revolving credit facility.*
Representation of the Central Bank of Bahrain in respect of a:
- US$1.4 billion term Murabaha facility; and
- US$300 million upsize amendment and syndicate transfer process in relation to its existing term Murabaha facility.*
Representation of Mawarid Holding Company in respect of a US$160 million secured margin loan facility.*
Representation of the mandated lead arrangers in respect of:
- an AED 1 billion revolving credit facility for Dubai Transport Company LLC as borrower (including subsequent accession processes in relation to the same facility); and
- an AED 1 billion secured multi-tranched term loan facility for Dubai Transport Company LLC as borrower.*
Representation of Brookfield in respect of establishing its secured term loan credit facility platform to support its real estate acquisition strategy in the UAE.*
Representation of the mandated lead arrangers in respect of an AED 275 million senior revolving credit facility for Global Feeder Shipping LLC (an Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary).*
Representation of Emirates Development Bank in respect of an AED 265 million secured Murabaha facility for Aster DM Healthcare FZC.*
Representation of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in respect of a US$100 million unsecured term loan facility to Commercial Bank of Kuwait as borrower.*
Representation of Emicool (Emirates District cooling LLC) in respect of an AED 2.25 billion Sharia-compliant syndicated green financing facility.*
Representation of ABC Islamic Bank in respect of various amendments to Murabaha fund financing facilities for Investcorp.*
*Experience prior to joining White & Case LLP