Edward Kempson

Edward’s experience includes advising:

Equity Capital Markets

• The bookrunners on Saudi Aramco’s US$11.2 billion SPO
• The underwriters on MBC Group’s SAR831.2 million IPO on Tadawul
• The underwriters on Kaspi.kz’s US$6.5 billion IPO on the LSE and AIX
• Samruk Kazyna, as selling shareholder, on the block trade of JSC Kazatomprom on the LSE and AIX

Debt Capital Markets

• Saudi Electricity Company green trust certificates due 2035
• Sappi Papier Holding sustainability-linked notes due 2032
• The joint lead managers on the issuance by Saudi Aramco of US$2 billion 5.250% Notes due 2034, US$2 billion 5.750% Notes due 2054 and US$2 billion 5.875% Notes due 2064 under its GMTN Program
• Saudi Fransi Capital on the repurchase of Saudi Electricity Company’s Sukuk due 2054

M&A

• Capital D, the private equity fund manager, on the sale of Qmee, a UK-based app survey platform and fraud prevention technology provider, to Kantar
• MTS on the sale of VF Ukraine to NEQSOL Holding
• Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas on the cross-border merger of the Unilever Group
• Ardshinbank on the acquisition of HSBC Armenia

ESG / Sustainable Finance

• GCC region mega project on ESG elements of a JV transaction
• Leading international tech corporate on ESG reporting requirements in the MENA region
• Allbirds on their Sustainable Public Equity Offering on the Nasdaq
• BADEA, AIIB, Barakah One, Emirates Telecom, Rivian, Nikola, Maersk, Stack, Flexential, Vantage, VodafoneZiggo, Wheatsborough Solar Farm, Resource Environmental Solutions, Castlegap Wind Farm, Enel, EQT Partners, Faurecia, Constellium and others on various sustainable finance transactions (green bonds, green loans, green securitizations, blue bonds, sustainability-linked bonds and loans)