Noor M. Al-Fawzan

Ms. Al-Fawzan’s experience includes representing:

Corporate

• Jahez International Company for Information Systems Technology on the contemplated acquisition of 100% of The Chefz SPV Ltd. (ongoing)
• Halal Food Products Development Company on its joint venture with BRF to operate a chicken production chain in Saudi Arabia (ongoing)
• The majority shareholder on the US$59 million sale of a 60% stake in Human Development Company to the Dubai-based Amanat Holdings
• Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group on the acquisition of a 25% stake in Tamkeen Human Resources Company
• The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in privatizing the flour milling sector through an auction sale of four milling companies
• Saudi Research and Media Group on acquiring a 51% stake in Thmanyah Company for Publishing and Distribution
• Ayyan Investment Company in acquiring a minority stake in Al-Ahsa Medical Services Company by way of a capital increase in accordance with the regulations of the Capital Market Authority
• Emaar, The Economic City (EEC), in its capital increase by way of debt conversion and issuance of new shares to the PIF
• Riyad Bank in its attempted merger with the National Commercial Bank
• Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) in selling 100% of its shares in the newly formed SABIC Agri-Nutrients Investment Company (SANIC) to the Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO) in exchange for newly issued shares in SAFCO
• BATIC Investments and Logistics Company in its potential acquisition of a number of companies and assets by way of a capital increase and share swap
• A global asset management company in a strategic joint venture to establish an asset management company in KSA
• King Abdullah University Investment Company in two joint ventures with Al Argan Home Development Company to establish real estate development companies in Saudi Arabia
• Magrabi Group, the largest eyewear and lenses retailer in the Middle East, in selling its regional lens lab business to Essilor International, one of the world’s leading lens manufacturers
• Durrah Advanced Company in a strategic joint venture to establish a sugar refinery in the western region of Saudi Arabia
• Ma’aden in a joint venture with the Mosaic Company and SABIC to develop a US$7 billion integrated greenfield phosphate project in the northern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Capital Markets

• Alamar Foods Company in its SAR1.22 billion IPO on Tadawul
• Jahez International, the Saudi leading online food delivery platform, in its proposed IPO and listing of its ordinary shares on the Saudi Parallel Market, Nomu
• Maharah Human Resources Company in its SAR776 million IPO on Tadawul
• The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in establishing its Sukuk Programme and its US$9 billion debut sovereign Sukuk issuance
• The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in establishing its international Sukuk and GMTN Programmes and issuances thereunder
• Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development Company in establishing a US$1.2 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Program and US$750 million issuances thereunder
• Wataniya Palestine Mobile Telecommunications Public Shareholding Company in its IPO on the Palestinian Exchange, which was the largest IPO in the Palestinian territories

Thought Leadership

• “COVID-19: Legal Issues and Considerations for Businesses in Saudi Arabia” (May 2020)
• “New Saudi Companies Law – Accumulated Losses and Risk of Statutory Dissolution” (March 2016)
• “Data Protection in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Primer” (February 2013)