Bshayer Marwan Binyamin is a member of the Riyadh office Corporate Department, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, including both private and public transactions, as well as joint ventures and a variety of other corporate matters.

In addition to her primary focus on M&A, Bshayer advises on regulatory issues, including policy and regulation drafting for governmental authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In her role, Bshayer primarily focuses on assisting local, regional, and offshore corporations on various corporate and regulatory mandates. She advises on:

  • Capital markets
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Corporate
  • Regulatory

Prior to joining Latham, Bshayer served as a trainee associate in the corporate practice of a reputable UK firm.

Bshayer’s experience* includes advising:

Capital Markets

  • Rasan Information Technology Company on its SAR841 million IPO on Tadawul
  • PIF on its public acquisition of a majority 54% of MBC Group’s shares from Istedamah Holding Company
  • PIF on the SAR3.86 billion accelerated bookbuild offering of a portion of its shares in Saudi Telecom Company
  • Impact46 on the SAR918 million accelerated bookbuild offering of its funds stake in Rasan Information Technology Company

M&A/Corporate

  • Jadwa Investment on its:
    • Acquisition of a majority stake in Makhazen Alenaya, a leading Saudi beauty products chain
    • US$50 million investment round in PetroApp, Saudi Arabia’s leading fuel management platform
  • Faden Advertising Agency Company in the sale of shares to Arabian Contracting Services Company
  • AlOthaim Fashion Company in an asset purchase of franchise rights for several retail brands from Al Hokair Group (Cenomi Retail)
  • The National Space Company on its acquisition of the entire share capital of Taqnia

Regulatory

  • The Local Content and Government Procurement Authority in drafting the Local Content and SMEs Rules
  • Commercial entities before the antitrust authority in Saudi Arabia
  • Offshore banks in several legal actions before the Committee for the Resolution of Securities Disputes
  • A high-profile Chinese electronic retail platform before the Commercial Investigation Division at the Ministry of Commerce in KSA
  • Several commercial entities before the commercial courts of Saudi Arabia

*Firm experience prior to April 2023 includes work completed both at Latham and the Law Firm of Salman M. Al-Sudairi.

Bar Qualification

  • Saudi Arabia

Education

  • LLM, Harvard Law School
  • LLB, Dar Al-Hekma University

Languages Spoken

  • Arabic
  • English