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Clint Dempsey

Partner
Head of Banking and Finance - Middle East

Clint heads the Banking & Finance team in the Middle East and is based in the firm’s Dubai office. He has been in the UAE for more than 9 years.

Clint deals with all aspects of banking and finance, including project finance, trade finance, real estate and development finance, Islamic finance, acquisition finance, asset based lending and private equity.

He acts for a range of international and Middle East financial institutions, as well as advising borrowers on their loan and security documentation.

Clint has substantial experience particularly in syndicated facilities, renewable energy project finance, trade finance and real estate finance.

He is also client partner for the majority of the firm’s regional bank clients and a number of energy clients.

Clint also leads the firm’s Financial Services sector Group in Africa.

A Selection of Clint’s recent experience includes advising:

• a syndicate or UAE and international banks on a duel tranche (Islamic and conventional) syndicated facility of USD1.5bn made available to a large UAE • company
• a syndicate or UAE and international banks on a syndicated facility of USD2.5bn made available to a UAE government related entity
• Al Dahra on the acquisition of 25,000 hectares of agricultural land in Serbia, funded through a syndicated facility arranged by Standard Chartered Bank
• a syndicate of lenders on a syndicated Islamic facility provided to Saudia Airline
• Enerray on the project financing of three separate solar projects in Egypt, with funding provided by a syndicate of DFI’s led by the IFC
• UNEC on AED1.5bn syndicated construction finance facilities for the development of the Deira Mall project, arranged by Emirates NBD
• SWICORP on a SAR1.4bn syndicated Islamic facility for the acquisition of several malls in Saudi Arabia
• a Middle East conglomerate on a USD227m Islamic syndicated financing package for the development of 13 sites across Dubai
• Rasmala Investment Bank providing a USD20m Islamic facility to Rhodium Resources Limited
• Bank of Sharjah on the drafting of their full suite of retail and corporate lending documentations

• Clint regularly speaks at conferences about clean energy project financing in the Middle East and Africa. He has also written several articles on the subject and appeared on Future World Energy TV
• Co-Author, “Middle East - An international perspective – Views on key issues from around the globe”, September 2020
• Co-Author, “Coronavirus - A snapshot of the insolvency process - UAE”, May 2020
• Co-Author, “An overview of economic stimulus packages in the United Arab Emirates in light of COVID-19”, April 2020
• Co-Author, “Coronavirus - Accelerated M&A transactions; a guide for sellers and buyers - Global”, April 2020
• Author, “New DIFC Insolvency Law No.1 of 2019 – 28 August 2019”, July 2019

  • Ranked in Band 4 of the Banking & Finance United Arab Emirates Legal Rankings in Chambers & Partners 2021

Some of our clients’ comments on Clint:

Clint provided clear advice on financing and efficiently negotiated some sticky points that were key to us." – Chambers & Partners 2021

"I cannot say good enough things about his technical abilities, dedication and the manner in which he looked after our interests." – Chambers & Partners 2021

Ranked in Chambers Global 2020, 2021

  • Licensed Legal Consultant in the Emirate of Dubai (2012)
  • England and Wales (2007)

• LPC, The College of Law, UK, 2005
• LL.B., University of Central Lancashire, UK, 2002

Clint Dempsey

Partner

Head of Banking and Finance - Middle East

Clint Dempsey

Partner

Head of Banking and Finance - Middle East

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