Tarek Yehya

Tarek is a partner in the Kuwait office, and the head of capital markets practice.

One of the most active transactional lawyers in Kuwait, Tarek advises local and international clients on some of the most complex matters under regional laws.

Tarek is regarded as one of the leading legal advisors on capital markets in Kuwait, an area where he regularly advises on initial public offerings, equity and debt issuances, funds offerings, public take-overs, as well as capital markets compliance matters, including securities and corporate governance.

Many of the capital markets and securities matters on which he has worked have set precedents and broken new ground legally.

In the past year, Tarek has been active in capital markets issuances in a range of sectors, mainly representing issuers and joint lead managers.

Tarek joined Meysan Partners on its launch in 2015, after having previously worked at DLA Piper.

• Advised Gulf Insurance Group on its public rights issue in light of the new insurance capital regulations.
• Advised the joint lead managers (Kamco Invest) on Warba Bank’s AT1 Sukuk program that will be issued over a five-year period
• Advised Ahli Bank on its tier two US$150 million bonds issue in compliance with Basel III standards.

• Asset finance
• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: High yield
• Covered bonds
• Financial restructuring
• Investment funds
• Islamic finance
• PPP/PFI
• Private equity
• Private equity funds
• Project bonds
• Project development
• Project finance

• Accounting
• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Aviation
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Forestry
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Media
• Mining
• Natural resources
• Oil and gas
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport
• Utilities

• Lebanese University – Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (L.L.M) in Business Law
• Lebanese University – Diplôme d’Etudes Superieures (L.L.M) Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Lebanon,
• University Saint Joseph – Bachelor in Law, Beirut – Lebanon