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Nicholas Stuart

Partner

Abu Dhabi

Stuart Nicholas
Nicholas Stuart

Partner

Abu Dhabi

Nick is a partner in our Abu Dhabi office and has over 20 years of experience in advising on a broad range of corporate transactions across both Europe and the Middle East. This experience includes advising on mergers, acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures involving both private and public companies across a variety of sectors. He is also experienced in advising on equity capital markets transactions (including IPOs, rights issues and capital raisings), as well as demergers and other corporate restructurings. 

He has advised on some of the most innovative and strategic transactions in the market, including ADCB on its AED423 billion combination with UNB and Al Hilal Bank, Abu Dhabi Power Corporation on its USD54.5bn combination with TAQA, Orascom Construction on its reorganisation, demerger and dual listing on Nasdaq Dubai and the Egyptian Stock Exchange and the Abraaj Group on its dual- track process for the disposal of its stake in Network International.

“Nicholas Stuart is carving a strong name for himself in the UAE market, advising on M&A, joint ventures, restructuring and ECM deals across a multitude of sectors.” (Chambers Global 2015) 

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Publications: 18 April 2023

Equity Capital Markets in 2023: A year to be flexible, ready and creative

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News: 29 November 2022

A&O advises Abu Dhabi Ports Group on the acquisition of Noatum

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News: 28 June 2022

A&O advises Mubadala Investment Company on its partnership with TAQA and ADNOC under the Masdar brand

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News: 06 June 2022

Allen & Overy has advised the underwriters on the USD2bn IPO and listing of Borouge plc, on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

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Office

Abu Dhabi

5th Floor, Al Mamoura Building B, Muroor Road
Abu Dhabi
P.O. Box 7907

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Qualifications

Professional

Admitted as a solicitor, England and Wales, 1999

Academic

LLB, Law, University of Southampton, 1996

LPC, The College Of Law, Guildford, 1997