Shahrzad Askarpour
Counsel
Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East) LLP
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Biography
Shazi Askarpour is a corporate lawyer based in Dubai.
Shazi has worked in the region for over ten years. Her practice focuses on advising a number of sovereign wealth funds on their strategic multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions.
Shazi also advises both regional and international companies on corporate transactions including joint ventures, corporate finance, private equity and general corporate advisory work in a number of different sectors.
Professional experience
Collapse allBA Degree in Law, Oxford University
Advising:
- YAS Holding - on its acquisition of Wellpharma Medical Facility from Infra Capital PJSC.*
- ASMA Capital Partners - acting in its capacity as investment manager for the IDB Infrastructure Fund II, on a pre-IPO convertible investment into Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company, through the purchase of convertible notes issued by BPGIC's UK based parent company.*
- Aramex, a leading listed logistics provider - on the disposal of a multi-jurisdictional part of its group by way of a competitive auction process.*
- MESC Investments PSC - and its shareholders (including Dubai Islamic Bank) on the sale of MESC's 52 percent equity stake in Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank PLC, an Islamic financial institution listed on the Amman Stock Exchange, to a consortium led by Bank Al Etihad PLC.*
*experience gained prior to starting at the firm.
- English
- Farsi