Expertise
Ma'athir is as a Managing Associate in our Corporate team based in Muscat. She possesses a Bachelor of Laws from Swansea University and a Master of Laws from Queen Mary University, London. Since 2016, she has been a qualified lawyer in Oman. Ma'athir provides comprehensive support to the corporate, employment, and litigation departments, offering her expertise and assistance across a broad range of legal matters. She regularly represents and communicates on behalf of clients with key governmental authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Investment Promotion (MCIIP), the Ministry of Labour, and the Courts. Her experience extends to assisting our clients with a deep understanding of the processes and requirements of both the Financial Services Authority and the MCIIP.
- Experience
- China State Grid on its circa US$ 1 billion acquisition of 49% of the share capital of Oman Electricity Transmission Company, a major part of Oman's electricity sector privatisation programme
- Alizz Islamic Bank on its US$ 8.4 billion merger with Oman Arab Bank, the first transaction of any kind under the Oman Takeover and Acquisition Regulations
- Oman Investment Authority on the establishment and IPO of The Pearl Real Estate Investment Fund
- Vision Insurance Company SAOG on its merger with Oman Qatar Insurance Company SAOG, resulting in the de-listing and dissolution of Vision from the Muscat Stock Exchange
- A leading international corporation on the development of a renewable power project (wind and solar) to produce green hydrogen in Oman, which included advising on aspects of the project development and sub-usufruct agreements and working opposite regulators such as the Ministry of Energy and Minerals of Oman and Hydrom (the entity tasked with orchestrating the national interest in green hydrogen).
- The shareholders of AATCO Food Industries, one of the largest suppliers of sauces and condiments in the Middle East to customers such as KFC and McDonalds, on its US$ 70 million sale to Kerry Foods
- Mars Development and Investment on the acquisition of Purshottam Kanji Exchange, a leading currency exchange business in Oman
- Ensign International Energy Services, which provides drilling services to the oil and gas industry, on the sale of 30% of its shares from Gulf Petrochemical Services to Leadership Dynamics
- Sohar International Bank on its proposed merger with BankDhofar in Oman, which would have created a merged entity with a market capitalisation of approximately US$ 1.8 billion
- Oman Brunei Investment Company on its investment in a new hospital to be constructed in Muscat with IdealMed (a Portuguese hospital operator) and Suhail Bahwan Group
- Al Turki on the successful merger between Al Turki Enterprises and Al Turki Cement Products
- Worley on Oman aspects of its US$ 4.6 billion acquisition of Jacobs' Energy, Chemicals & Resources division, a leading global technical services provider across hydrocarbons, chemicals, mining and minerals
- Oman Telecommunications Company SAOG (Omantel) on its minority investment in Renna Mobile, a mobile telecommunications reseller
- Raysut Cement Company SAOG, a cement company listed on the Muscat Securities Market, on its US$ 60 million acquisition of Sohar Cement Factory LLC
- advising on the successful merger of two open-ended mutual funds listed on the Muscat Stock Exchange.
- Professional Qualifications
- Queen Mary, University of London - 2014
- Swansea University - 2013
- Languages
- Arabic - native
- English - fluent
- Recognition
- Ranked as Commercial, Corporate and M&A Rising Star in Legal 500 Global 2023 and 2024
- Recognised as a Rising Star for Commercial, Corporate and M&A Rising Star at the Legal 500 Middle East and North Africa Awards in February 2024.
