Expertise

Royce leads our Qatar corporate and commercial practice and has over 15 years of experience advising clients on public and private takeovers and equity capital markets with a broad range of experience in cross border M&A, corporate finance, joint ventures, equity investments, governance and compliance.

Royce has significant capital markets experience including experience in IPO’s, relistings and reverse takeovers. He has experience drafting prospectuses, information memoranda and is familiar with listings and regulatory frameworks for various international jurisdictions. Royce regularly acts for clients listed on stock exchanges and has regularly advised boards on takeovers, listing rules, director's duties and continuous discourse obligations.

Royce has worked and lived across the region including in Saudia Arabia, Oman and Qatar. Prior to joining AG, Royce was a senior associate at Maddocks Law Firm in Australia and an associate at a Magic Circle law firm in the Middle East working on a number of the region's highest profile transactions including acting for international clients on private equity investments, joint ventures and general commercial matters.