Nadine Wilson

Expertise

Nadine is a qualified barrister and solicitor in Ontario, Canada and is registered with the Dubai Legal Affairs Department. With over 12 years of experience, she advises corporates, entrepreneurs, founders, investment funds, and family businesses across multiple jurisdictions on a wide range of corporate matters and transactions, including M&A, venture capital, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, investments, divestments, and general corporate advisory.

Nadine has advised clients across diverse sectors including but not limited to technology, consumer and retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and real estate.

Experience

1. Advising an Abu Dhabi investment group on its 100% acquisition of a holding company that owns and operates a network of male and female grooming and beauty salons from a private equity firm.
2. Advising the founders of a specialist engineering consultancy business on the proposed sale of its group via an auction sale.
3. Advising the founder and management shareholders of the Sanipex Group on the sale of a minority stake in the Sanipex business to Aliph Capital.
4. Advising the partners of tp bennett on the acquisition of Bluehaus Group, a Dubai-based multidisciplinary design and engineering consultancy, from its founders.
5. Advising the founder and management team on the sale of Etive Consulting to TMF Services B.V.
6. Advising a private equity firm on its debt investments - comprising SAFE notes and traditional loan agreements - in a UAE-based sustainable fashion brand.
7. Advising a private equity firm on the sale of a minority stake in a luxury restaurant and lifestyle brand to an Abu Dhabi investment group.
8. Advising the shareholders of a premium international real estate brokerage on the pre-sale restructuring of its UAE, KSA, and UK operations in anticipation of a third-party investment.
9. Advising Aramex on their pre-sale restructuring (USD 91m) of their InfoFort business across various Middle East and Africa jurisdictions, including the implementation of the new structure and completion of asset/share transfers with relevant authorities in each jurisdiction.