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Abdulaziz Alharthy

Senior Associate

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Abdulaziz Alharthy

Abdulaziz Alharthy

Senior Associate

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Abdulaziz Alharthy

Abdulaziz Alharthy

Senior Associate

Abdulaziz is a Saudi qualified senior associate in Clyde & Co's Corporate Group and is based in the Riyadh office. He has significant experience in a wide range of corporate matters including M&A, joint ventures, restructuring, commercial contracts, corporate governance, and general corporate and commercial law. Abdulaziz is fluent in Arabic and English.

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Abdulaziz is a Saudi qualified senior associate in Clyde & Co's Corporate Group and is based in the Riyadh office. He has significant experience in a wide range of corporate matters including M&A, joint ventures, restructuring, commercial contracts, corporate governance, and general corporate and commercial law. Abdulaziz is fluent in Arabic and English.

Regional experience
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Abdulaziz has strong pharmaceutical sector experience having spent time on secondment at two prominent global pharmaceutical companies. In addition, he has strong aviation sector experience having spent time on secondment with Saudi Airlines Corporation where he worked on various cross-border acquisitions and commercial agreements.

Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Abdulaziz was a legal advisor at the Governor Office of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.

Experience
  • Advising Cenomi Retail, a Saudi listed company and pioneering retail brand partner, on the SAR 120 million sale of its franchise rights (and related assets) for 18 brands to Abdullah Al-Othaim Fashion Company.
  • Advising Rethink Education, a New York-based impact venture capital firm focused on education, on its investment in Aanaab, a Saudi Arabia-based education technology (edtech) company, on a mission to empower teachers.
  • Assisted in establishing and licensing various companies in the pharmaceutical sector in Saudi Arabia.
  • Advised global pharmaceutical companies on the changes occurring in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically, the updates in the regulations by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, and the Ministry of Health.
  • Advised an aircraft manufacturing company on its joint venture in Saudi Arabia.
  • Advised and acted for a semi-governmental entity on the restructuring of its operations in Saudi Arabia (including advising on corporate governance matters).
  • Assisted with global transactions including a multijurisdictional aircraft sale and purchase agreement.
  • Reviewing sector specific agreements for Saudi Airlines Corporation (catering agreements, manufacturing agreements, service level agreements), assisted with the negotiation and closing of an SAR 12 billion agreement.
  • Provided legal advice on an ad-hoc basis for a project related to SPV operations across the world (UK, US and China), legal structures of entities and custody agreements.
  • Advised on various M&A transactions, and corporate restructuring of local entities.
  • Advised international companies on proposed joint ventures with a semi government entities.
  • Reviewed and drafted legal due diligence reports on proposed acquisitions.

 

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  • Aviation & Aerospace

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  • Corporate

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