Dr. Sultan Almasoud

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Dr. Sultan was a co-managing partner for Saudi Arabia for an international law firm.

• Advised a sovereign wealth fund on the establishment of three new special zones*
• Represented a development company on the founding law and implementing regulations for financial services, companies, insolvency, consumer protection, ombudsman, labour, charities, enterprise registration, and arbitration*
• Represented a sovereign wealth fund on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in a joint venture company between a national oil company and a global engineering services company*
• Represented a Saudi Arabian development company on an $8.4 billion green energy joint venture with a power project developer and owner that will incorporate the region’s largest wind and solar renewables production projects (4 GW in total) as well as a groundbreaking green hydrogen / green ammonia export project*
• Represented a major chemical producer on its joint venture to establish a downstream petrochemicals facility in Saudi Arabia*
• Represented a sovereign wealth fund on its acquisition of a significant stake in a Japan-listed gaming company*
• Counseled owners of a major tourism project in Saudi Arabia on all aspects of the development, construction, and infrastructure and public-private partnership (PPP) strategy for project*
• Advised a sovereign wealth fund on a renewables joint venture*
• Represented a sovereign wealth fund on its investment in the $10 billion sale of a national oil company’s oil pipelines, one of the world’s largest energy infrastructure deals in 2021*
• Represented a capital market company in Saudi Arabia on the $319 million asset sale of its retail brokerage, retail margin lending, and entire asset management business (including investment funds and discretionary portfolio management) to an investment management firm*
• Advised an energy company on its entry into a joint venture agreement with a national oil company to create a facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to manufacture nonmetallic materials that will be used in a variety of areas of the energy industry*
• Represented a large communications company on the sale of 62% of its shares in its connectivity and ICT services subsidiary to an investment company*
• Represented underwriters on an $814 million bond offering by a power generation company and an investment company*
• Represented the Saudi Arabian branch of a global investment banking firm, acting as the financial advisor to a banking company, on the merger with another banking company*
• Advised a chemical products manufacturer on its sale of a 25% interest in a methanol producer to a Saudi Arabian chemical manufacturing company*
• Represented a private equity client on a stake in a publicly listed company in Saudi Arabia*
• Represented a public investment fund company on its defense joint venture with a Saudi Arabian miliary industries company and an engine aircraft parts manufacturer*
• Represented a public investment fund company as part of an international private equity consortium consisting of a private equity firm and an impact investment firm on the purchase of the clean technologies business of a global chemical company for $510 million in cash*
• Represented a consortium made up of a water and waste management company, a Japanese general trading company, and an investment company on its acquisition of a 65% interest in a waste management company in Jubail*
• Represented a UAE-based healthcare chain on its proposed acquisition of a stake in a Saudi Arabia-listed company*
• Counseled a Riyadh-based medical equipment supplier on its joint ventures, commercial contracts, and legislative/policy requirements*
• Represented a global conglomerate on the restructuring of its Saudi operations as part of the combination with an energy company*
• Represented a global food and medical-grade plastic packaging and nonwoven fabrics provider on its rights issue on the Saudi Stock Exchange*
• Represented a Jeddah-based Arabic cuisine restaurant chain on its initial public offering on the newly launched Parallel Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange*

*Indicates matters handled prior to Morgan Lewis