Farah El-Masri

Farah’s experience includes advising:

• ADNOC on its acquisition of a minority stake in Presight AI Holding PLC in exchange for a minority stake in AIQ
• PJT Partners on its acquisition of deNovo Partners, a boutique investment bank based in the Middle East
• Rakiza Infrastructure Fund on its acquisition of a significant minority interest in Oman Broadband Company, an operator of passive fibre broadband infrastructure
• Levant Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in Warehouse Fitness Centre LLC, a UAE-based operator of fitness centers
• Aliph Capital on its acquisition of a 25% stake in Sanipex Group, a leading GCC lifestyle product supplier
• Convergint on its acquisition of the MVP Group, a security, IT infrastructure, and software engineering company operating across the Middle East
• Unico on its acquisition of OZF Forensics, a UAE-based biometrics company
• Eight Lines Holding Investments in connection with its sale of 60% of the Human Development Company LLC, a Saudi-based company operating day care centers and special education schools to provide services to children with special needs or intellectual disabilities in Saudi Arabia, to Amanat Special Education and Care Holdings Limited, a Dubai-based listed private equity firm
• Chimera Abu Dhabi on its joint venture with Haeres Capital to create ChimHaeres Investment Holding, an investment vehicle that will deploy its capital towards the acquisition and expansion of luxury and lifestyle brands, with a particular initial focus on Italy, France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
• Gulf Marketing Group on the acquisition of Royal Sporting House’s (RSH) sports retail business from, Dubai based conglomerateAl Futtaim Group. The deal compromised the acquisition of RSH’s sports retail business in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong together with operations in the UAE, Egypt and Qatar*
• Saudi water desalination and wastewater solution group, on their acquisition of a stake in the 1.8 GW Ben Ban solar PV project in Egypt, through a Bahraini holding structure from a private equity group and European government fund*
• A Saudi listed company on its estimated AED3 billion proposed acquisition of a minority stake in a UAE catering company*
• A US outlet mall operator on its proposed acquisition of 50% of a regional outlet mall*
• Seddiqi Holding on a joint venture with a Korean fashion group for the launch of its eyewear brand in the Middle East*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham