Ahmad AlSadhan is a Counsel in the Corporate and Equity Capital Markets practice at AS&H.

Ahmad has broad experience advising Saudi and international clients across M&A, joint ventures, equity capital markets and privatisation matters. 

Relevant experience

Ahmad’s experience includes advising:

• Dur Hospitality Company on its securities exchange transaction with Taiba Investments Company. This deal marks the first public M&A deal between two listed hospitality companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, creating a combined entity with a market value of SAR 4.4 billion (approximately US$1.2 billion);
• The National Petrochemical Company (Petrochem) on its merger with Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) by way of a share exchange transaction;
• United Eastern Medical Services on its SAR 250 million acquisition of the remaining stake in Al-Muhaideb Dental Group;
• NCB in relation to its merger with Samba Financial Group, creating the largest bank in Saudi Arabia with assets of over US$200 billion;
• NCB Capital on its merger with Samba Capital;
• Sahara Petrochemicals Company on its US$2.15 billion business merger with Saudi International Petrochemical Company;
• The Public Investment Fund on the SAR 2.83 billion acquisition of a 25% stake in Emaar, the Economic City through a debt-for-equity conversion;
• SABIC on the acquisition of a stake in Ar-Razi;
• Amazon in relation to the acquisition of Souq.com;
• Al-Tayyar Group on the acquisition of a 30% beneficial interest in Thaker Investments & Real Estate Co. for SAR 803 million;
• Rexel, the listed French company, on its Saudi business acquisitions and joint venture arrangements;
• Princess Nourah University on a joint venture with Wipro to establish a Women’s Business Park;
• Ajlan and Brothers Company in relation to the acquisition of an industrial company;
• Newrest on SCCL restructuring;
• Credit Agricole on the disposal of a 16.2% stake in Banque Saudi Fransi to Kingdom Holding;
• The Public Investment Fund on the SoftBank Vision Fund;
• Al-Jazira Bank on its SAR 5 billion rights issue;
• Jadwa Investment in relation to the acquisition of a real estate asset located in Makkah by way of a REIT;
• Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia on general regulatory advice;
• Panda Retail Company on general corporate advice;
• Samba Capital and Investment Management Company on investment fund advice;
• Tenaris on the acquisition of 47.79% of the share capital of Saudi Steel Pipe Company;
• SABB on the sale of 2% of its stake in HSBC Saudi Arabia;
• The General Sports Authority on the privatisation of Saudi sports clubs;
• The Royal Commission for Al-Ula (RCU) in relation to general regulatory advice;
• General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) in relation to the privatisation of airports;
• The relevant parties on the privatisation of the healthcare sector;
• The Capital Market Authority and the Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange (Tadawul) on the transition project, including redrafting most of the regulations governing the capital markets in Saudi Arabia;
• Ministry of Economy and Planning in relation to the Floating City; and
• Water and Electricity Company in relation to general legal advice.

Career & Qualifications:

• Counsel, AS&H Clifford Chance – May 2025 – to date.
• Senior Associate, AS&H Clifford Chance – Jan 2022 – Apr 2025
• Associate, AS&H Law Firm – Nov 2016 – Jan 2022
• Associate, Clifford Chance – 2015 -2016

Education:

• King’s College, London, Unitied Kingdom, Masters of Laws (LLM) in International Business Law (2016)
• BPP University, London, United Kingdom, Bachelors of Laws (LLB) in Law (2014)