Ghalya Rashid

Healthcare & Life Sciences

• Advising Bio Cell Tech FZCO on its acquisition of Dante Labs Genomics FZE (now Lifespan Genomics Labs FZCO) from Dante Genomics.
• Advising a Dubai-based healthcare provider specializing in integrative, preventative and multidisciplinary medical care on an investment from a strategic individual investor, including drafting and negotiating convertible loan agreements and amendments to shareholders’ agreements.
• Advising a leading regional investment company on its participation in a $124 million Series B funding round for a GCC long-term care provider, supporting transaction structuring and investment documentation.
• Advising on the sale of Planet Pharmacies, a leading regional pharmaceutical distributor, to Gulf Pharmaceuticals Industries (Julphar).
• Advising NMC Health on the acquisition of an interest in Fakih IVF Group, a leading fertility services provider in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, for USD 189 million.
• Advising NMC Health on the acquisition of Cooper Health Clinic and Cooper Dermatology & Dental Clinic business.
• Advising Enayati, a home healthcare services provider, on the acquisition of a polyclinic in Dubai.
• Advising Dr Sunny on the sale of nine clinics and pharmacies to NMC Health.

Education

• Advising private investors on the acquisition of an American curriculum K–12 school in the UAE, including corporate and real estate aspects and its subsequent sale to an international school group.
• Advising on completing a significant pre-IPO restructuring exercise for a GCC education group.
• Advising Babilou Group, a leading French nursery group, on its acquisition of several UAE nursery operators, including Blossom Group and Bright Kids Group.
• Advising Al Najah Education on the sale of Horizon International School and Horizon English School to UK-based school operator Cognita.
• Advising on a confidential merger between two leading early childhood education operators in the UAE.
• Advising a leading German university group on its UAE market entry and institutional setup, including compliance with all applicable regulatory, licensing and operational requirements.
• Advising Middlesex University on corporate and operational structuring matters in the UAE.
• Advising a UAE free zone authority on the establishment of a higher education and design institution within its jurisdiction.

Retail & E-commerce

• Advising noon, a leading regional e-commerce platform, on its AED 1.23 billion (USD 335 million) acquisition of Namshi from Emaar Malls.
• Advising Global Fashion Group on the restructuring and sale of a majority interest in Namshi Trading to Emaar Malls for approximately USD 280 million.
• Advising Al Khayyat Investments on its acquisition of Growthcap’s distribution business in the UAE, spanning FMCG and pharmaceutical brands.
• Advising on the structuring and establishment of an e-commerce market’s operations across the GCC.

Industrial, Manufacturing & Energy

• Advising a European multinational on the proposed acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Yanbu, KSA.
• Advising as local counsel on a merger between a Norway-based oilfield technology provider and a regional specialist gas lift and wellhead products company.
• Advising as local counsel on the consolidation of two multinational energy and chemical businesses operating in the UAE.

Real Estate & Hospitality

• Advising a private state-owned enterprise on its joint venture with a luxury hospitality group for a residential and hotel development.
• Advising a high-net-worth non-UAE national on the acquisition of a UAE-only property valued at over AED 100 million.
• Advising a high-net-worth individual on a joint venture with a leading international hospitality group to establish a premium lifestyle venue.
• Advising a high-net-worth individual on a joint venture with a regional entertainment company to bring leading international theatrical productions to the Middle East.

Automotive & Distribution

• Advising a German automobile manufacturer on its distribution arrangements and implementation of variable margins across 19 jurisdictions in the Middle East and Africa.
• Advising a leading GCC automobile distributor on its joint venture with a non-GCC distributor.
• Advising a leading MEA tobacco distributor on commercial distribution and joint venture arrangements across the GCC.

Professional Services & Technology

• Advising a publicly listed global consulting and professional services firm on its acquisition of a regional enterprise applications services provider.
• Advising a major joint venture between two leading multinational technology and consulting firms on its UAE market entry and regulatory compliance matters.
• Advising Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm and a business of Marsh McLennan, in connection with its acquisition of Booz Allen Hamilton's strategy consulting business serving the Middle East and North Africa region.

Family & Wealth Advisory

• Advising a member of a royal family on succession planning and asset structuring, including evaluation and implementation of foundations and trusts for significant real estate assets in the UK and France.
• Advising members of a prominent Middle Eastern business family on governance, succession planning and the establishment of foundations and trusts for long-term asset protection.
• Advising a prominent family on the structuring and consolidation of non-healthcare assets as part of broader business consolidation and succession planning.
• Advising two branches of a prominent family group on governance and succession planning, including aligning structures with family protocols, restructuring an existing DIFC holding company, negotiating shareholders’ agreements and coordinating estate planning frameworks.
• Advising a high-net-worth individual on the impact of matrimonial proceedings on asset protection structures, including a UAE foundation and an offshore trust.
• Advising a UAE ruling family member on sovereign-level trust structuring and the strategic transfer of assets internationally for long-term wealth preservation.
• Advising numerous family-owned businesses, family offices and individual family members in the GCC on shareholding structures, corporate governance frameworks, family protocols and succession planning, including the implementation of holding companies, foundations and trusts.
• Part-time secondment to one of the UAE’s largest and most established family-owned conglomerates, advising senior leadership on cross-sector legal, regulatory and corporate governance matters across its Automotive, Financial Services, Real Estate & Construction, Travel & Tourism, Trading and Technology divisions and supporting the enhancement of group-wide governance frameworks, risk oversight and strategic structuring initiatives comparable in scale and complexity to leading regional conglomerates.

• Arabic 
• Englsh 

• School of Oriental and African Studies – University of London (LLB)
• School of Oriental and African Studies – University of London (LLM)
• University of Law (LLM LPC)

• Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales – Member, Law Society of England and Wales
• Registered Legal Consultant – Dubai Legal Affairs Department, United Arab Emirates