Sarah Kadhum, Associate
Sarah is a member of the Corporate and Commercial team in the firm’s Middle East offices.
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Email: sarah.kadhum@crsblaw.com
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About
Sarah advises on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters for local GCC and international clients, which include regulated financial institutions, private and public companies, multi-national organisations and private equity firms.
She has acquired expertise in a range of sectors including renewable energy, healthcare, technology, hospitality, media and retail and consumer products.
Sarah specialises in corporate transactional work and commercial contracts, and regularly advises clients on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, asset sales and purchases, joint ventures, strategic investments, corporate set-ups and restructuring, software agreements, commercial agencies, distribution arrangements, franchising, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
Experience
- Advised a leading Abu-Dhabi based investment group in respect of the distressed acquisition of a healthcare solutions provider, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of NMC Healthcare.
- Acted for a large GCC group, which is one of the world’s leading brand franchise operators, on a joint venture spanning across the GCC with a popular food delivery platform.
- Represented a major UAE investor on the purchase of various assets throughout the UAE in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors.
- Advised a joint venture of two of the world’s leading financial services companies on the acquisition of a portfolio of non-performing loans from one of the largest global retail banks.
- Advised a wealth management company on trading in European Energy Certificate System – Guarantee of Origin Certificates in the UAE.
Our thinking
Sarah Kadhum
New foreign ownership rules take effect on 1 June 2021
William Reichert
The UAE’s recent laws on ultimate beneficial owners and economic substance
The UAE is ramping up measures to tackle tax avoidance and money laundering, the team look at two important new developments.
William Reichert
Dubai Family Business Law
William Reichert and Sarah Kadhum review The Government of Dubai issued Law No. 9 of 2020 Regulating Family-Owned Businesses in Dubai.