Ali Houssein

Ali also participates in mergers and acquisitions projects, including the sale and transfer of shares in legal entities and the subscription by certain institutional clients of legal interests in investment funds.

He regularly advises clients on the regulatory framework of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and has broad experience with the establishment and corporate structuring of operational entities and special purpose vehicles in the ADGM.

Ali is fluent in English and Arabic and has liaised with UAE government bodies and institutions in connection with various regulatory and licensing issues.

• Advising a US-based investment management firm on all aspects of its registration of numerous funds with the SCA.
• Assisting a privately owned, US-based transportation management company in the negotiation and corporate structuring of a joint venture arrangement with a leading Australian transportation company in the UAE.
• Advising a US-based company on the dissolution of its Abu Dhabi branch.
• Advising and assisting large institutional investors in the establishment and corporate structuring of their ADGM entities.
• Assisting a large US-based immigration firm with the share transfer of its Dubai Multi Commodities Center free zone entity.
• Assisting a sovereign wealth fund in the establishment of its subsidiary structure and the re-organizsation of its investments.
• Advising a US-based construction company on its corporate structuring requirements in the UAE.