Corporate Commercial
Our team members deliver precise legal solutions for our clients in the Middle East. KLA Firm team members possess substantial experience in advising on indirect foreign investment through franchise or distributorship arrangements or agency, including: acting on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis for local agents, representing local and global clientele on the procedural requirements, and documentary requirements to register the contractual arrangement or deregister the same.
We deliver proven results in a full range of corporate legal areas, including:
Corporate governance
Equity financings
Funds
General counsel services
Incorporation and company secretarial
Partnerships Mergers, amalgamations, plans of arrangement and takeover
Private equity
Restructuring
Shareholders’ agreements
Our team members previously advised Reckitt Benckiser, a leading British multinational consumer goods company, on three existing distribution agreements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as follows:
- SSL International Plc & Sara United Corporation: Durex, Sauber, Woodwards
- Scholl Consumer Products Ltd & Gulf Trading Corporation Limited: Scholl Footcare, Hosiery & Footwear.
- Paras Pharmaceuticals Ltd & Rowad Al-Jamal Trading Establishment: Moov and other products.
Further, our team members previously advised on the below corporate commercial matters:
- Sandoz International GmbH: Assisted in terminating distribution agreements with Saudi distributor.
- Renishaw Mayfield SA: Provided legal guidance on medical device distribution in KSA
- AlSaif Motors Company & Co: Advised on agency and distributorship agreements
- HAG A/S (Scandinavian Business Seating A/S): advising and assisting on the termination of Saudi Commercial Agent
- WSI Worldwide Limited: Counselled on key issues in Saudi and Bahrain Franchise Agreements
- These partnerships reflect KLA’s commitment to delivering precise legal solutions for our clients in the Middle East
- Flexitallic Limited Co.: Advised on termination and de-registration of its Saudi distribution agreement with a local distributor
- Aston Martin Lagonda Limited (“Aston Martin”): Provided counsel on terminating the Saudi dealer agreement, subsequently restructuring business operations with Aston Martin MENA Limited (“AMMENA”), and signing new retail dealer agreements for Jeddah, Khobar, and Riyadh
*The above representations were handled by our team members prior to joining KLA Firm.