Reem Albakr

Associate, Riyadh

Biography

Overview

Reem AlBakr is a corporate associate at White & Case in Riyadh. She regularly advises on corporate transactions and commercial contracts including acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring and divestitures. Reem also has experience advising on antitrust matters and inbound foreign direct investment.

Reem was previously seconded to the Dubai office in 2019-2020.

Bars and Courts
Saudi Arabia
Education
LLM
Georgetown University
LLB
Prince Sultan University
Languages
Arabic
English

Experience

Representation of the shareholders of Ma'arif Holding Company for Education and Training (the largest owner and operator of private schools in Saudi Arabia) in relation of the sale of 100 percent of their shareholding to GEMS Education and Hassana Investment Company.

Representation of a Saudi mobile telecommunications operator in connection with its entry into a football sponsorship and broadcast rights agreement with a broadcaster in relation to the Saudi premier football league.

Representation of the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) on the debt conversion of its subsidiaries of US$796 million.

Representation of the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) on its US$5 billion rights issuance.

Representation of the Saudi Aramco in relation a number of its joint ventures.

Representation of the shareholders of a Saudi company in the Food Industry on the sale of some of their shareholding for SAR 107 million.

Representation in connection with the first CMA approved debt conversion matter of SAR 367 million.

Representation of the Saudi Aramco in relation to its bylaws related to becoming a joint stock company.

Representation of BAE Systems reorganization of its portfolio of interests in a number of industrial companies in Saudi Arabia and a reorganization of its joint venture agreements with its existing partners.

Representation of the Diaverum group of the 50% stake in the Diaverum Arabia Company Limited from the Nazer group.

Representation in connection with a financing arrangement for an amount of SAR 250 million for a real estate company.

Representation in connection with merger and acquisition matters related to the sectors of food and beverage, education and industrial.