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• Abdul-Haq Mohammed - Bahrain office, specialises in commercial property and Islamic Finance.
• Charles Schofield - Oman office, has experience corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial work and advising companies in corporate governance.
• Tim Armsby - Cairo office, advises on a wide range of commercial, corporate, project and finance matters. He has experience in a variety of international projects and commercial matters including IPPs, gas pipelines and petrochemical plants.
Martin Amison, Head of International, of Trowers & Hamlins, says:
"The last 12 months has been a tremendously successful year. It is a year in which we have been winning more and more work that has traditionally been the preserve of the Magic Circle firms. Our five new partners have all played a valuable role in reinforcing our position in corporate finance, Islamic finance, real estate and private equity."
"The fact that we are able to promote five new partners this year shows what a wealth of talent we have working with us in the Middle East."
Over the last year Trowers & Hamlins' International Department has advised on some of the biggest corporate, financial and infrastructure projects in the Gulf region:
The largest ever M&A deal between two Gulf based companies - Qtel's US $3.8billion acquisition of a 51% stake in Wataniya, Kuwait's second mobile telecoms operator.
The US $1bn expansion of the Mosque of the Prophet in the City of Medina, one of the world's most important heritage sites.
US $1.5bn Bahrain Bay property development.The mixed use scheme will be the first ever in the the region to use project partnering.
UK's second largest ever Islamic finance deal to finance the development of the Grosvenor House Aparthotels next to the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane.
Saudi Arabia's US $2.5bn Shuaibah Independent Water and Power project.
Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News Editor
