Khalid Al-Gublan
Khalid Al-Gublan
Khalid Al-Gublan
Khalid Al-Gublan

Biography

Khalid Al-Gublan is an associate at White & Case in Riyadh. His practice focuses primarily on government advisory, legislative drafting, regulatory and public policy matters. He also regularly advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, equity capital markets and corporatization and privatization projects.

Experience

Recent experience includes advising:

  • Advised various government entities and key stakeholders in relation to regulatory initiatives and projects, transformation and strategic projects, legislative drafting, public policy matters, and commercial transactions
  • Advised Saudi Aramco in connection with the secondary public offering by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of US$11.2 billion (excluding the overallotment option) of ordinary shares of Saudi Aramco. The offering was the largest secondary offering in EMEA since 2000 and the largest ECM offering in the Middle East, after Saudi Aramco's IPO in 2019.
  • Advised the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on its SAR 96 billion initial public offering on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Advised the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on the acquisition of 70% shareholding in the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC).
  • Advised Ayyan Investment Company on the sale of all its shares in two subsidiaries, Al-Ahsa Medical Company and Al-Salam Medical Company, in exchange for newly issued shares in Dallah Healthcare Company. The transaction involved a share swap arrangement between two companies listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange.
  • Advised Alcoa Corporation on the sale to Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) of Alcoa Corporation's entire 25.1 percent stake in a joint venture.
  • Advised Rajhi Invest on the sale of a 40 percent stake in Berain Company to Hassana Investment Company.
  • Advised Dr. Soliman Abdel Kader Fakeeh Hospital Company (Fakeeh Care Group), an integrated healthcare services provider in Saudi Arabia, on its listing on the Main Market of the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul).
  • Advised Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia and BSF Capital (formerly Saudi Fransi Capital) as joint financial advisors, underwriters and bookrunners on the initial public offering and listing on the Main Market of the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) of Rasan Information Technology Company, a leading fintech and innovator in Saudi Arabia's insurance industry.
  • Advised Hassana Investment Company (in its capacity as one of the lead investors) in connection with the acquisition of 49% equity stake in the Aramco Gas Pipelines Company.*
  • Advised the Saudi Electricity Company in relation to the joint venture with the Public Investment Fund to develop electric vehicle infrastructure in KSA.*
  • Advised Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases and Equipment in connection with the acquisition of Air Liquide Al Khafra Industrial Gases Factory.*
  • Advised the founding shareholders in Karam Beirut Restaurants in relation to the sale of 73% equity stake to Gulf Japan Food Fund.
  • Advised a shareholder in Arabian Contracting Services Company (Al Arabia) in relation to the sale of 5% equity stake to MBC Group.
  • Advised an investment arm of a government entity in relation to various real estate joint venture transactions.*
  • Advised Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia and J.P. Morgan Saudi Arabia Company, as financial advisers, bookrunners and underwriters, GIB Capital as senior bookrunner and underwriter, and NCB Capital Company as lead manager, bookrunner and underwriter, on the initial public offering of supermarket Bin-Dawood Holding Company.
  • Advised the underwriters and bookrunners in relation to the US$400 million initial public offering of Arabian Contracting Services Company (Al Arabia) on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.

*Experience prior to joining White & Case

Saudi Arabia
New York
District of Columbia
JD
University of Iowa
LLM
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Islamic Law
Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud University
Arabic
English

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