About
Mo is a senior associate in our corporate team who advises clients ranging from start-ups to multinationals, as well as venture capital and private equity funds, on mergers and acquisitions (including divestitures), securities transactions, private equity, management buy-outs and venture capital investments/exits, joint ventures, and corporate reorganisations.
He possesses extensive experience in advising clients across various sectors, with a particular focus on technology, health and life sciences, education, media, telecoms, and retail. Many of the transactions he advises on are within cutting-edge sub-sectors, which often require specialist legal expertise from experts across the firm. These sub-sectors include artificial intelligence (AI), biotech, blockchain, cyber, deep tech, health-tech, medical devices, quantum computing, software, and robotics, among others.
Prior to relocating to the Middle East, Mo served as an in-house M&A counsel for the micro processing chip company – Arm Holdings, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group. Mo is admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and as a legal consultant in Dubai.
Memberships
- Law Society of England & Wales
- Middle East Venture Capital Association
Experience
- Advised on the acquisition of a leading fleet management software company for vehicle rental, subscription, and leasing in the UAE.
- Advised a private equity firm in India on the acquisition of a global insurance technology (cloud based) solutions provider based in the UAE.
- Advised a leading UK semiconductor company on a series of global post-acquisition integration projects.
- Advising on numerous venture capital financings, both for companies and investors, ranging from early-stage seed financings to acting for unicorns on their larger rounds.
- Advising major US, European and Asia corporates, as well as founders and management teams, on cross-border M&A.
- Represented the sellers of a multinational group of companies providing government-outsourced services in the $355m sale to a leading European private equity firm.
- Advising Zenzero on the purchase and acquisition of the entire share capital of Resolution IT MEA DMCC (Resolution IT).
- Advising Alfa Laval, a Swedish marine technology company, on the acquisition of NRG Marine, a UK-based provider of ultrasonic anti-fouling solutions.
- Advising SkyPower Global on the sale of SkyPower Services Mena, a large-scale, African-focussed solar infrastructure platform, to a joint venture established between Inox Clean Energy, part of the INOXGFL Group, and RJ Corp Limited.
