Haya Al Barqawi

Haya Al Barqawi is a Senior Associate with over three years of experience advising on transactional matters relating to a broad range of contentious and non-contentious corporate matters. Her primary practice area is Mergers and Acquisitions, and her practice areas include corporate M&A, capital markets, private equity and venture capital.

She specialises in both company and investor side transactional matters with particular emphasis on the investment space. She has advised on matters across multiple industries, ranging from early seed and angel-based investments through private acquisition and public offering exits.

Her recent experience includes advising on Priora Management Holding Dubai's acquisition of Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa; advising and assisting on many local and cross-border joint venture agreements and cross-border mergers and acquisitions; advising and assisting on the Softbank investment in Kitopi, the region's third technology 'unicorn'; advising on the listing of Salik PJSC on the DFM; advising on the listing of Borouge on the ADX; assisting on the privatisation of Damac PJSC; implementing trust and foundation holding structures; and advising on multiple Series Seed and A rounds for regional companies.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Bristol (2017) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from BPP University, London (2019). She was admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales in 2022 and speaks Arabic and English.