Islamic Finance

Our Islamic Finance team is a proven market leader with an enviable reputation built around market knowledge, industry awards and ground-breaking deals.

With partners located in Dubai, London and Paris, we offer a truly integrated approach and are acclaimed for our ability to structure deals, find innovative solutions and clearly advise on risks, particularly where the Sharia mandates that they cannot be passed on, mitigated or excluded.

In the past 18 months we have closed seven Sukuks with an aggregate issue size of more than US$5.75 billion. These included the largest ever – a US$2.8 billion Sukuk to part-finance Dubai Ports World's acquisition of P&O.

We have also acted on every single Musharaka Sukuk to date, including a role as the pivotal adviser in structuring the first international Musharaka Sukuk (the DMCC Sukuk) which was also the first rated Sukuk ('A' by S&P) by any UAE entity.

Our team is also renowned for its excellent client service, the standard of which was recognised by the International Law Office in naming Denton Wilde Sapte "United Arab Emirates Law Firm of the Year" in their 2005 Client Choice Awards. We were also named "Best Islamic Legal Adviser" in Euromoney's 2006 Islamic Finance Awards.