About
Tom is a Partner in our Global Transactions team and is based in the UAE.
He advises sovereign, private equity and corporate clients on a broad range of mergers and acquisitions, co-investments and joint ventures.
Tom has extensive experience of cross-border transactions globally and has been recognised as a Rising Star Partner for M&A and private equity in IFLR 1000.
Additional Information
- Advising leading sovereign wealth funds on their global investment programmes, including:
- investment rounds in growth companies in Europe and North America, and
- direct investments, co-investments and co-underwrites involving Advent, BlackRock, Blackstone, Carlyle, Global Infrastructure Partners, KKR, L Catterton, Permira, Thomas H Lee and other global managers.
- Advising Alpha Dhabi on its acquisition of a stake in Mykonos-based Nammos Group.
- Advising Lunate on its joint venture with BNY Mellon to establish Alpheya, a wealth management technology platform.
- Advising DP World in relation to its $13.9 billion takeover by Port & Free Zone World FZE.
- Advising DP World in relation to its acquisition of feeder shipping businesses operating in the Indian Subcontinent.
- Advising ADNOC on the establishment of an international futures exchange for Murban crude oil in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, in partnership with Intercontinental Exchange.
- Advising Saudi Telecom Company on Western Union's acquisition of a 15% stake in STC's digital payment business, STC Pay.
- Advising Saudi Telecom Company, a major shareholder in Careem, on the $3.1bn sale of Careem to Uber.
- Advising NBK Capital Partners on its acquisition of Polymedic, a Moroccan pharmaceutical manufacturer and distributor.
- Advising Invest Bank in relation to a $1.1bn capital restructuring by way of strategic investment from the Government of Sharjah.
- Advising Gulf Capital on the sale of Destinations of the World, the travel accommodation wholesaler, to Webjet, a publicly listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Tom Lawless
Partner
Abu Dhabi Office
Unit 11, Level 6, Al Sila Tower
Abu Dhabi Global Market Square
Al Maryah Island
Abu Dhabi