Alan Wood

Full Profile

Alan has advised on a multitude of corporate transactions, working with clients operating in the education, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, retail and consumer, and technology sectors.

Alan is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) in 1989. 

Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Alan established the PwC Legal Middle East corporate team and led the corporate function in Saudi Arabia. He was a partner at Pinsent Masons in the UK before locating to the Middle East in 2009 to establish and lead the Middle East corporate team. 

Experience

• Advising a Saudi Giga project on various elements of the establishment of a college of tourism and hospitality.
• Advising a JV co-owned by a Saudi Giga project on its recapitalisation.
• Advising a Saudi family conglomerate on a restructuring exercise in respect of its real estate and retail divisions.
• Advising a Kuwaiti headquartered conglomerate on an assets acquisition in Saudi Arabia. 
• Advising a Chinese-based multinational Jofo Nonwovens Co. on the acquisition of a 70 per cent shareholding in Advanced Fabrics Company (SAAF), a Saudi company involved in manufacturing products for the healthcare sector, from Tadawul listed Takween Advanced Industries.
• Undertaking legal due diligence on behalf of a Saudi-based company on targets in Saudi Arabia and the UAE in the IT sector.
• Advising a Kuwaiti owned energy sector client in obtaining a “No Notification Required Certificate” from the General Authority for Competition (GAC) in Saudi Arabia.
• Undertaking legal due diligence of Saudi and UAE targets on behalf of a US-based healthcare client.
• Advising multiple global companies operating across a range of sectors on the requirements of the Saudi Regional Headquarters (RHQ) programme.

*Experience gained prior to joining Clyde & Co