Sherif Saad Eldin

Sherif Saadeldin is a Senior Associate at ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners, based in Bahrain. He has over 20 years of experience advising on corporate, commercial, mergers & acquisitions, healthcare and life science, and employment law, with a practice spanning Bahrain and Egypt. Sherif has been with ASAR since 2016 and is a trusted advisor to local and international clients, including multinational corporations, financial institutions, and state-owned entities.
Sherif regularly advises on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and regulatory compliance. His work also covers private equity, agency and distributorship, insolvency, healthcare and life science and employment-related matters across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and consumer goods.
Sherif is known for his careful handling of complex transactions and his ability to balance legal precision with commercial priorities. His detailed, solutions-driven approach supports clients in navigating legal challenges and achieving their strategic goals in Bahrain and across the GCC.

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Restructuring & Insolvency

• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Food and beverage
• Healthcare
• Insurance
• Pharmaceutical and life sciences

• Sherif worked as part of ASAR’s team advising on the Bahrain law aspects of a USD 693 million sale involving multiple Bahraini closed joint stock companies in the utilities sector, including the operator of a major power station. The team advised on transaction structuring, regulatory approvals, competition law issues, and led on closing procedures. The matter involved complex multijurisdictional coordination and significant regulatory hurdles.
  
  
• Sherif contributed to ASAR’s work for a consortium led by a private equity firm on its acquisition of a majority stake in a regional healthcare group. He assisted with identifying Bahraini regulatory requirements, preparing Bahrain-specific conditions precedent, and conducting due diligence on the Bahraini subsidiary. The transaction formed part of a wider USD 1.7 billion restructuring across the GCC and India.
  
  
• Sherif was involved in advising on the restructuring of a regional distribution arrangement, including the acquisition of a minority stake in a Bahraini company. He supported the review of key transaction documents, amendments to constitutive documents, and coordination of local approvals. The matter required aligning governance structures with shareholder protections under Bahraini law and was implemented across multiple GCC jurisdictions.
  
  
• Sherif also worked on ASAR’s team advising on the acquisition of a majority stake in a Bahraini private school. The transaction required navigating Bahrain’s education sector regulations, including approvals for foreign ownership and school licensing. He assisted with due diligence, structuring the share purchase agreement, and managing regulatory approvals, helping ensure full compliance with sector-specific legal requirements.

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Alexandria University, Egypt, 2002
• Member of the Egyptian Bar Association, 2002