Jimmy Haoula

Jimmy is the Managing Partner of the firm and is based in Dubai. He specialises in corporate, commercial and real estate transactions and has over a decade of experience in the region. Jimmy’s specific expertise lies in local, regional and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, local IPOs, and real estate projects and developments.

After five years with Clifford Chance Dubai, Jimmy joined BSA as Managing Partner, focusing on developing BSA’s practice areas with an emphasis on corporate, commercial and real estate.

Jimmy was one of the legal pioneers who led the development in the regulatory framework of the real estate sector in Dubai. He has advised and assisted on many projects and developments; including the first long-term lease real estate project, two developments in Dubailand and many projects within Emaar Real Estate Developments. In addition, Jimmy contributed to the development and improvement of the Strata regulations in Dubai and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS:

Our M&A specialists regularly represent purchasers as well as sellers in both domestic and regional M&A transactions, utilising the experience of our specialists in government contracts, intellectual property, environmental law, real estate, and labour/employment to provide a full array of services for clients involved in either the purchase or the sale of a company or business unit.

We assist our clients with all aspects relating to an M&A transaction, from structure and strategy to negotiation and documentation, providing cost-effective due diligence investigations in diversified industries. Our M&A experience includes representation of parties on either side, in the following types of transactions:

• Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
• Stock and asset purchases and sales
• Management buy-outs and disposals
• Corporate recapitalisations, reorganisations and restructurings
• Strategic alliances