Alexander Tombak

Real Estate

• Advised MERED, an international real estate developer, on the establishment of its UAE holding and the development of its flagship residential project in Dubai (Iconic Residences), including financing and joint venture arrangements and real estate development structuring
• Advised an international real estate developer on investment arrangements for its project on Al Reem Island (ADGM), including a multi-tiered investment structure at both the project-company and developer-of-record levels, and alignment with the project’s mezzanine and senior financing
• Advised a private investment company, acting as investment arranger, on its investment into a residential development by a major UAE real estate developer under an “area-split” structure, including the syndication of the investment and framework arrangements for future developments within the same master community
• Advised an international real estate developer on the structuring of its real estate development holding across Dubai and Abu Dhabi (including Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and UAE mainland), incorporation of the development and holding entities, and regulatory requirements for real estate projects registration and off-plan sales
• Advised a private holding on its investments into a DIFC residential development, including joint development arrangements, project escrow structuring, real estate holding structures, and related ancillary matters
• Advised a major asset management company on the structuring of its fund-level investment arrangements with UAE real estate developers, including debt instruments, profit-sharing mechanisms, joint development agreements, and “area-split” investment structures
• Advised a major UAE investment company on its investment in an educational facility developed under a musataha arrangement with a government-related entity and on the syndication of that investment
• Advised a major UAE real estate developer on real estate matters relating to the establishment of two real estate funds, which are known to be among the first non-REIT funds registered in the Dubai Land Department Privileges Register
• Advised a real estate developer on the acquisition of land plots from a major Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) institutional lender in the Al Jaddaf community and the conversion of those plots to freehold status
• Advised a real estate developer on the acquisition of a distressed land plot in the Arjan community
• Advised a Dubai-based international real estate developer on the acquisition of land plots in Al Reem Island (ADGM) and Dubai
• Advised a private holding of an ultra-high-net-worth individual on the acquisition of multiple real estate assets in Abu Dhabi (mainland) and the structuring of the holding entities
• Advised a major hospitality group on the lease of retail premises in the DIFC

Banking and Finance

• Advised a lender in connection with a multibillion-dollar syndicated export credit agency–backed project financing for the construction of a cross-border crude oil pipeline
• Advised a lender in connection with a syndicated project financing for the exploration and development of a gas field and construction of a gas chemical facility
• Advised an investor on a profit-sharing debt investment in a Dubai-based trading company in connection with its South African coal trading operations
• Advised a borrower on a real estate development financing for a residential community in the Caribbean region from a major GCC bank
• Advised a UAE investment manager on a financing facility for the fund’s investment activities
• Advised a private lender on acquisition financing provided in connection with the management buy-out of a DFSA-regulated entity
• Advised a lender in connection with the restructuring of a major metal and mining company debt
• Advised a lender in connection with a multibillion-dollar facility to a major gold mining company
• Advised a syndicate of lenders in connection with a $300 million syndicated facility to a major gold mining company
• Advised a syndicate of lenders in connection with a 255 million ($272 million) syndicated facility to a major sawn timber producer
• Advised a lender in connection with the 300 million ($320 million) financing of an acquisition of a stake in an oil refinery company
• Advised a majority shareholder in connection with an equity financing from a major bank
• Advised a majority shareholder in connection with the acquisition of a pharmaceutical holding and establishment of a joint venture with a major bank and a state-owned investment fund