Saud Alasheikh
Associate, Riyadh
Biography
Saud is an associate at White & Case in Riyadh. His practice focuses primarily on project development and infrastructure finance, corporate transactions and
competition law matters. He regularly advises clients on cross-border transactions, joint ventures and regulatory matters involving the Kingdom, including merger control filings and obtaining clearances and approvals before the General Authority for Competition (GAC) in Saudi Arabia.
Experience
Representative experience includes:
- Advised Alcoa Corporation on the sale of its 25.1 percent ownership interest in the Ma’aden Joint Venture to Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden).
- Advised the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on various transaction-related matters, including a US$11 billion deal involving its Jafurah gas processing facilities, with a consortium of international investors led by funds managed by Global Infrastructure Partners.
- Advised a number of international and local clients, including Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Nordic Capital and Triton, on antitrust matters, including merger control filings, joint venture approvals and investment clearances before the General Authority for Competition in Saudi Arabia across a range of sectors.
- Advised on the establishment of a joint venture between Al-Ajlan Group and Qatar National Bank (QNB) for the establishment of EZ Bank, a digital bank in Saudi Arabia.
- Advised AMC on the acquisition of an increased stake in Thmanyah.
- Advised Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), in connection with obtaining merger control clearance in Saudi Arabia for their acquisition of Olam Agri Holdings for US$1.78 billion.
Professional Highlights
New York
LLM
Columbia University
LLB
Prince Sultan University
English
Arabic