Linklaters announces the appointment of Amro Bakhaidar as the new National Managing Partner for Saudi Arabia for a four-year term.
Amro is a leading specialist in equity capital markets and public M&A transactions in Saudi Arabia. He has experience across a wide range of corporate and capital markets transactions and has led on some of the largest and most complex ECM and public M&A transactions in the market.
Linklaters Firmwide Managing Partner, Paul Lewis, commented: “Amro was instrumental in the setting up of our Riyadh office. As our equity capital markets and public M&A specialist in the region, he has a strong reputation in the market and has built a great team in Riyadh which will help drive our Saudi business forward and deliver on our ambitious strategy in the region.”
Middle East National Managing Partner, Kieron Zaman, commented: “Saudi Arabia is a core market in the region and Amro brings deep client relationships, strong local insight and a clear vision for how we continue to support our clients as the market evolves. I wish him great success and am confident he will play a pivotal role in driving our growth in the Kingdom and further strengthening our Middle East practice.”
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