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Lowri Llwyd

Partner, Head of Corporate UAE
Middle East

Expertise

Lowri Llwyd serves as the Head of Corporate at Addleshaw Goddard's Dubai office, leading a diverse team of English and Arabic legal professionals. With 11 years of experience in the region, she specialises in advising on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, and a broad range of corporate and commercial issues. Her clientele includes private equity firms, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and other financial backers, spanning various sectors such as hospitality, construction, retail, healthcare, education, media, and IT.

Lowri is distinguished in her field, holding a Band 3 ranking in Chambers Global 2024 for UAE Corporate/Commercial & Commercial Contracts, and a Band 4 ranking for UAE Corporate/M&A. Additionally, she has been acknowledged as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 for three consecutive years.

Experience

AVEVA in relation to a large UAE restructuring and asset transfer following its global merger with Schneider Electric and in relation to its government contracts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as a range of data privacy and cloud storage solution matters
G4S on many of its key transactions and commercial matters in the region, including the UAE aspects of the sale of its global cash handling business to The Brinks Company for approximately GBP 727 million
The founder shareholder on a stage-two exit from KEF Holdings, a UAE-based industrial pump manufacturer, which was eventually sold to Pentair Inc
Advising Coty Inc on the Middle East aspects of its disposal of its Professional and Retail Hair business (including brands such as Wella and Clairol) to KKR
Mizuho Capital Partners, Oman Flour Mills and IFFCO of a joint venture and subsequent acquisitions resulting in the formation of the largest egg farming business in the GCC
Multiplex in relation to a number of its regional restructuring and corporate governance matters
Hira Industries, a UAE-based industrial manufacturer in a range of building and construction products, on its UAE joint venture arrangements with a Dutch company
Alucor, a UAE-based aluminium engineering company, on its business and shareholding structure and the exit of a founder shareholder as well as in relation to a number of its procurement contracts
Cognita, a global private schools group, on its acquisition of Horizon English School and Ranches Primary School and Ranches Nusery
Das Holdings, a UAE-based sovereign wealth fund in relation to its corporate joint venture with a local real estate property developer, Select Group, in connection with three separate residential developments in the Dubai marina
Global Hotel Alliance, a leading hotel loyalty scheme programme, in relation to its shareholding arrangements when three new hotel groups subscribed for shares in the group
dnata in relation to its acquisition of a ground-handling aviation group which operates in each of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia
dnata in relation to its joint venture and shareholding arrangements in connection with DUBZ, the airline luggage check-in business
YUM!, the owners of the Pizza Hut and KFC concepts, in relation to its franchising arrangements and general corporate and commercial matters in the GCC
UPAC, a listed Kuwaiti projects company, in relation to its USD 250 million investment and shareholding arrangements in the USD 1 billion Reem Mall project in Abu Dhabi
A prominent Jordanian family, Nabil Rassam, in relation to the disposal of a significant minority interest in their food processing business, Nabil Foods, to Carlyle private equity group
International Schools Partnership in relation to its proposed subscription for shares in a UAE education group which owns and operates a number of schools in the UAE and in relation to its acquisition of Abu Dhabi-based Reach British School

Education

LLB (Hons), Sheffield University - School of Law
Diploma in Legal Practice, Nottingham Law School

Testimonials

Lowri is very helpful, approachable, sharp, and analytical when providing advice Chambers 2024

Lowri has the ability to make her clients feel comfortable and is capable of managing and juggling various issues in parallel - she is very engaged and always manages to deliver with grace, even when under extreme pressure - United Projects for Aviation Services