Hayat Alabdulwahed

Hayat Alabdulwahed

Associate
Baker McKenzie Law Firm

Biography

Hayat is an associate in our Riyadh office, she joined the Firm in 2022 and is actively involved in advising local and foreign clients on initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and other equity capital market deals. Hayat is also assisting on a wide range of public and private investment funds matters.

Practice Focus

Hayat is part of the Equity Capital Markets team and advises issuers and underwriters with regards to transactions on both the main and parallel markets.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Dar Albalad for Business Solutions in connection with its IPO on the main market of the Saudi Exchange.
  • Advised Al Ramz Real Estate Company in connection with its IPO on the main market of the Saudi Exchange.
  • Advised Modern Mills in connection with its IPO on the main market of the Saudi Exchange.
  • Advised First Milling Company in connection with its IPO on the main market of the Saudi Exchange.
  • Advised Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing Company in connection with its IPO on the main market of the Saudi Exchange.
  • Advised underwriter HSBC Saudi Arabia to the IPO of Derayah Financial Company on the main market of the Saudi Exchange.
  • Advised Retal Urban Development Company in its acquisitions of Al Fozan Holding stake in Ajdan Real Estate Development Company.
  • Advised Buruj Cooperative Insurance Company on its merger with the Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Company.
  • Advised Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO), on its capital increase with suspension of pre-emptive rights subscribed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
  • Advised on the capital increase with the suspension of preemptive rights of Saudi Reinsurance Company (Saudi Re), where PIF entered as a new significant minority shareholder.
  • Advised international clients on potential cross-listings on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
  • Drafted public and private investment funds terms and conditions.
  • Advised capital market institutions on fund-related agreements, including investment management agreements, subscription agreements, custodian agreements, and administration agreements.

Admissions

  • Saudi Arabia (2025)

Education

  • Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (LLB, First Class Honors ) (2022)