Adnan Doha

Adnan Doha

Partner
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Biography

Adnan Doha is the head of the Transactional Practice in the UAE. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked for an international law firm in Dubai, and prior to that a Magic Circle law firm in London for over a decade.

Practice Focus

Adnan’s practice focuses on public and private M&A, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, strategic investments and growth capital investments. He advises corporates, financial sponsors and sovereign wealth funds on a range of key strategic transactions. His sector focus spans energy and infrastructure, technology and e-commerce, consumer goods and retail and healthcare and life sciences. He is recognized in Band 2 by Chambers Global and as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised Ooredoo Group on its strategic USD 800 million investment in Zankore, a dedicated AI compute and neocloud platform launched alongside Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), NVIDIA and Nokia.
  • Advised Ooredoo Group on the sale of a minority equity stake in their carrier-neutral data centre company, MENA Digital Hub, to Iron Mountain, a global leader in information management services for USD 1 billion.
  • Advised Ooredoo Group and Syntys on the acquisition of Q Data QFZ LLC, an operator of hyperscale data center facilities in Qatar, serving leading cloud and AI customers from Doha Venture Capital.
  • Advised G42 its acquisition of CPX, a leading cyber security business in the UAE from Tawazun Holding.
  • Advised Ashmore Group on the establishment of its emerging markets healthcare investment vehicle, including related investments from strategic partners.
  • Advised Georg Fischer on its acquisition of Corys Piping Systems, a leading manufacturer of engineered sustainable piping systems for the construction market in the Middle East region, based in Dubai, from Green Coast Enterprises.
  • Advised Sunset Hospitality Group on its acquisition of a majority interest in Maximal Concepts Holding, a Hong Kong-based hospitality group with operations across 12 jurisdictions.
  • Advised ADNOC Distribution on its partnership with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) to launch E2Go, a joint venture responsible for the development and provision of the electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the UAE.
  • Advised G42 on its regional technology joint venture with Nesma Holdings.
  • Advised Saint-Gobain on the acquisition of a regional mining business.
  • Advised EIH Ethmar International holding on the acquisition of a minority stake in Equiti, a UAE based brokerage business.
  • Advised Tanmiah Food Company on its joint venture with MHP, a leading European food and agrotech company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
  • Advised Ooredoo Group on the proposed acquisition of a 75% stake in Transtelecom JSC from Unit Telecom TOO for USD 300 million and acquisition of a 51% stake in KCell, a listed mobile telecommunications company for USD 600 million.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Law Society of England & Wales

Admissions

  • England & Wales~United Kingdom (2010)
  • Dubai - Registered Legal Consultant

Education

  • The College of Law (LPC) (2007)
  • King's College London (Bachelor of Laws, LLB) (2006)

Languages

  • English
  • Mandarin