Abdulaziz Al-Yaqout, the former regional managing partner of DLA Piper, has set up a law firm called Meysan Partners with former Carlyle MENA GC Bader El-Jeaan. The firm has opened an office in Kuwait.

Meysan Partners will specialise in bank finance and restructuring, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, project development and finance, and dispute resolution. The firm currently has five lawyers, and plans to expand both headcount and regional presence shortly.

The firm claims to have a client list at present of regional blue-chip companies and family groups, multinational corporations, international financial institutions, sovereign governments and their agencies, domestic corporations and financial institutions, as well as high net worth individuals.

Al-Yaqout has experience of capital markets transactions in Kuwait and across the Middle East including IPOs and public takeovers, as well as capital markets compliance matters.

The expertise of El-Jeaan, lies in mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures and strategic alliances, and project development and finance transactions.