Middle East

Rothschild arranged its first Middle Eastern bond for the Ottomans in 1891.

Today we have one of the largest financial advisory teams in the Middle East, working from offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, which includes a growing number of Middle Eastern nationals. We offer a full range of M&A and strategic advisory and financing advisory services to governments, government-related entities, sovereign wealth funds, companies and family businesses throughout the region.

Rothschild has advised on some of the Middle East’s most complex, innovative and prestigious transactions. We are the leading M&A adviser in the region, and have a strong track record of advising on the region’s landmark restructurings. This pays testament to the breadth and depth of our expertise, as well as reinforcing our position as a consistent provider of high quality, unbiased and trusted advice.

The Middle Eastern economy is characterised by government initiatives, sovereign wealth and successful family businesses. As a company in continuous family ownership for more than 200 years, and the leading adviser to governments worldwide, Rothschild is able to leverage its global network of contacts and sector expertise to support one of the world’s fastest-growing regions.

Some of our recent assignments in the region include advising the IDB Infrastructure Fund LP on the sale of its indirect 23.33% equity interest in AES Jordan; Shell International Petroleum on its sale of The Shell Centre to a joint venture between Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company; and Nakheel on its US$16 billion restructuring of external debt facilities, trade creditor claims and customer claims, as well as a new money injection by its ultimate shareholder, the Government of Dubai.