Alex Saleh is the Managing Partner of GLA & Company and takes a leading regional role within the firm with respect to its M&A and Private Equity practice. With over 25 years of experience in both the GCC markets as well as the US, he has accumulated sizable expertise in the areas of banking & finance, mergers & acquisitions, capital market deals and infrastructure projects. His experience garners praise from the leading legal directories as he is annually awarded “Market Leader” by the IFLR1000, “Band One” by Chambers & Partners and “Leading Individual” by Legal 500. Alex’s transactions regularly win Deals of the Year by the same institutions and organizations.

With respect to his corporate practice, Alex has closed on a significant number of GCC merger & acquisition transaction in various industries including logistics, education, health care, construction, and finance. He has also represented many private equity firms in various investments in the same industries developing and building a good relationship with that community over the years.

Languages

• English

• Arabic

Awards

• Market Leader - IFLR 1000 

• Leading Lawyer- Legal 500

• M&A Lawyer of the Year - Legal ERA 

• Middle East Lawyer of the year - THE LAW Magazine 

• MENA SUPER 50 LAWYERS - Asian Legal Business 

Speaking Engagements & Publications

• Presenter at the Global Independent Law Firms Forum Partnership in London, England;

• Presenter on Foreign Investment Law in Kuwait, co-hosted by Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority and Al Tamimi & Co in Dubai;

• Chair & Speaker on New Private Public Partnership Law at Kuwait Projects Conference hosted by MEED;

• Chair & Speaker on New Private Public Partnership Law & Islamic Finance hosted by Islamic Finance News;

• Chair & Speaker on Board Governance at the Governance, Risk & Compliance Seminar hosted by Thomson Reuters; 

• Presenter on Family Businesses, Growth, Governance & Structure, co-hosted by PWC and various law firms;

• Chair & Speaker on Funding & Financing Kuwait’s Future Expansion at the Kuwait Projects Conference hosted by MEED;

• Presenter on Pre-dispute & Dispute Resolution Strategies, hosted by various law firms;

• Presenter on The New Kuwait Companies Law, Initial Thoughts hosted by various law firms;

• Chair & Speaker on Overview of the Kuwait Legal Environment at the Energy and Infrastructure Projects Kuwait Conference hosted by MEED;

• Presenter on Sukuk Legal Framework at the Asset Monetization & Debt Capital Markets in the GCC Seminar hosted by Rasameel Investment and Finance Company;

• Chair & Speaker on IPO Procedures within the PPP Framework at the Infrastructure Investment Kuwait Conference hosted by IQPC;

• Chair & Speaker on Procurement & Financial Strategies in the Projects Sector at the Kuwait Energy & Infrastructure Projects Conference hosted by MEED;

• Chair & Speaker on The Overview of the Project Company & The Contractual Structure under the PPP Law and Moderator at the PPP Investment Summit Kuwait, hosted by IQPC in partnership with the Partnerships Technical Bureau; and

• Presenter on Capital Markets Authority Law – Initial Thoughts & Observations, hosted by various law firms