Trowers & Hamlins is a leading international firm with offices across the Middle East and in Malaysia and has the most experienced legal practice among international law firms in Bahrain. Our group of partners, based permanently in Bahrain, all have at least a decade of experience in the Kingdom. We are expert in helping our clients navigate an ever-changing regulatory and economic environment.
We have deep roots in the country and strong relationships with key decision-makers and stakeholders in Bahrain’s economy. Clients come to us for complex or creative advice and to help them make the most of the commercial opportunities on offer.
Our lawyers work for an array of international and regional financial institutions, real estate developers, public sector bodies, major family businesses, private equity firms and investment boutiques.
We have a first-class reputation (both in Bahrain and across the region) for advising on complex cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, capital markets mandates ranging from initial public offerings and rights issues to takeovers and mergers, joint ventures and for general corporate and commercial contracting. We are involved in the largest of capital markets transactions, including every IPO since 2010.
We also have a dedicated banking and finance team, which is ranked as a first-tier practice by independent publications. The team has collective experience in Islamic, project, real estate, acquisition and leveraged finance, debt capital markets, funds, financial regulations, securitisation, structured products and derivatives.
We have established ourselves as the market leaders for real estate and construction advice. We have advised on the majority of the island’s major development projects and the first ever housing PPP. We have also developed a leading reputation for affordable housing across the region, advising on pathfinder projects in several GCC countries.
We help our clients to invest overseas, assisting them in structuring and executing their cross-border investments effectively. Working with us provides investors with the reassurance of advice from experts who are experienced in the local environment. We take the time to understand our clients’ objectives and offer an international perspective.
