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Bi-Lingual Banking & Finance Lawyer, Qatar, 3 Years+ PQE -3/02/2012
Our client is looking for a Bi-Lingual (English/Arabic) Junior-mid level lawyer ( 3 Years+ PQE) to join the Banking and Finance team in their office in Doha. The criteria is very specific and only candidates that match the requirements will be considered. The work is solely non-contentious dealing with a mix of transactional, advisory, general banking and finance regulatory work.


Commercial Bank of Qatar global bond offering

- $1,600.00 m
  • Entry date - Monday, 4 January 2010
  • Jurisdiction - Qatar, United Arab Emirates
  • Practice - Debt Market
  • Global bond offering by Commercial Bank of Qatar - first public subordinated bond issuance.

  • Firm - Appleby
  • Client - Commercial Bank of Qatar
  • Lead Lawyers -
  • Role - Offshore counsel
  • Firm - Clifford Chance
  • Client - Commercial Bank of Qatar
  • Lead Lawyers -
  • Role - Int. counsel
  • Firm - Davis Polk & Wardwell
  • Client - Joint global coordinators
  • Lead Lawyers -
  • Role -
  • Firm - Simmons & Simmons
  • Client - Commercial Bank of Qatar
  • Lead Lawyers - Anthony Traboulsi, Jason Majid, Samer Eido
  • Role - Counsel to issuer
  • Firm - Slaughter & May
  • Client - Joint global coordinators
  • Lead Lawyers -
  • Role -


Deal summary

  • Global bond offering by Commercial Bank of Qatar - first public subordinated bond issuance. 

  • First ever global lower Tier II offering from Middle East. 

  • Simmons advised on Qatari law matters, structuring issue to comply with local and regulatory requirements. Previously advised Commercial Bank of Qatar on its US$ 900m GDR listing in 2008

  • Global coordinator: Morgan Stanley who also acted as joint bookrunner with Credit Suisse



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