Banking / Debt Capital Markets Lawyer

Client of Garfield Robbins International

This major UK and international law firm have an excellent new opportunity for a further Associate to join their thriving Banking & Finance practice in Oman focus primarily on major Debt Capital Markets matters. The firm is one of the market leaders in Islamic finance and has been consistently ranked in the top tier in this area by numerous legal directories for almost a decade in the Middle East. The firm has also acted on numerous domestic and international (Reg S) bond and Sukuk issuances including several debut issues in the Middle East. The team are especially seeking someone with debt capital markets experience (with any general banking a bonus), to work on a variety of matters with a primary focus on capital markets transactions representing a range of banks, financial institutions, alternative lenders, issuers and corporates. The wider team in Muscat also advises on general and transactional finance work and there may be opportunities to experience this as well. Applicants will need to be interested in undertaking a broad workload (of both conventional and Sharia-compliant DCM matters) and should have high-level relevant experience, ideally gained within a major law firm in the Gulf, the UK or Australasia. Regional experience and Arabic language skills, while beneficial, are not essential.