Profile
Chadi Salloum is actively involved in the Middle East Corporate Practice and heads the Corporate Practice for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Chadi is a senior transactional lawyer who focuses on mergers & acquisitions, complex corporate transactions and corporate commercial matters. With 25 years of legal experience, including 14 based in the Middle East, Chadi represents sovereign entities, financial institutions, multinational companies, family businesses, investors, and sponsors operating in the UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and wider Middle East in a wide range of transactions such as joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, private equity, venture capital and projects. He also advises clients on regulatory, governance, and policy matters, as well as reporting obligations applicable to companies headquartered or operating in the Middle East.
Concentrations
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Venture Capital
- Joint ventures
- Restructurings
- Projects
Capabilities
Experience
- Advised a New York-based impact venture capital firm focused on education, on its investment in a Saudi Arabia-based education technology company.°
- Advised a Saudi listed company and pioneering retail brand partner on the sale of its franchise rights (and related assets) for multiple brands to one of the leading fashion retailers in Saudi Arabia.°
- Advised an Abu Dhabi-based holding company on its sale of a majority stake in a leading outdoor design and maintenance service provider in the UAE, to an Abu Dhabi listed property development, management, and investment company.°
- Advised a group of EMEA and Asian venture capital investors on their Series A Investment in a leading UAE-based sustainable Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) e-commerce brand. The Transaction won an Honourable Mention at the 2022 Oath Middle East Legal Awards - Corporate Team of the Year.°
- Advised a Saudi based venture capital fund focused on fintech on its investment in a venture builder that develops web and mobile-enabled businesses for the Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey.°
- Advised a leading takaful insurance provider listed on the Dubai Financial Market on its acquisition of insurance assets from another insurance company.°
- Advised a leading MENA integrated lifestyle provider on corporate transactions and governance matters related to a large real estate development project in Saudi Arabia and the sale of real estate assets in the UAE. °
- Advised a leading Saudi group operating in the F&B sector on the sale of a significant minority stake to a group of private equity investors. °
- Advised a venture capital investor in the technology sector across the GCC, Africa, and Southern Europe on its investment in a mobile retail platform.°
- Advised a group of private equity investors active in the health care sector on the sale of a leading UAE-based medical and rehabilitation center. The transaction won M&A Team of the Year at the 2022 Middle East Legal Awards hosted by Law.com International.°
- Advised a leading Asian sovereign wealth fund on a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline sale-and-leaseback in the Middle East.°
- Advised a global investment and advisory firm on the acquisition of a joint venture between it and a leading UAE investment group with a diverse portfolio of interests.°
- Advised a global e-commerce, technology and logistics company in connection with corporate transactions aimed at streamlining its services and operations across the Middle East.°
- Advised a UAE-based financial institution as investor in a real estate investment trust (REIT) to be listed on a global stock exchange.°
- Advised a leading global provider of food and beverage concessions at travel locations in its acquisition of a company operating food and beverage outlets in various airports across the GCC.°
- Advised a leading utility in the UAE on the development and financing of a major solar project, at the time the world’s largest single-site solar project. The project garnered global recognition & awards such as IJGlobal Awards 2017 as “MENA Solar Deal of the Year”, Large Scale Solar Project of the Year honours from the Middle East Solar Industry Association and Project Finance International as the “Middle East & Africa Power Deal of the Year”. °
- Advised a power developer in the GCC on its development and investment in power projects in Africa and Asia.°
- Advised an international mining company on its joint venture arrangements with a Middle Eastern diversified mining company.°
- Advised a major oil and gas exploration, production and development company in its restructuring of operations in the Middle East.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Salloum prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Limited.
Recognition & Leadership
- In 2024, won the Outstanding Collaboration Award at the Middle East Legal Awards for advising a multinational company on its greenhouse accelerator pro bono project that supports the growth of emerging and sustainable innovation in the MENA region.
- Listed, Chambers Global Guide, 2014-2024
- Corporate Commercial & Commercial Contracts, UAE, 2016-2024
- Corporate/M&A, UAE, 2014-2016
- Listed, The Legal 500 EMEA, 2013-2020
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A, 2013-2020
- Energy & Infrastructure, 2017-2019
- Member, International Bar Association
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., International Law, Georgetown University Law Center
- LL.B., Law, University of Windsor Faculty of Law
Clerkships
- Hon. Julius A. Isaac, Chief Justice, Canada Federal Court of Appeal (Cour d'appel fédérale), 1998-1999
Admissions
- New York
- Dubai Legal Consultant
Languages
- English, Fluent
- Arabic, Native
- French, Fluent
- Italian, Fluent