Nomaan A. Raja

Mr. Raja’s recent experience includes representing:

Equity Capital Markets Select Deals

• The underwriters in Investcorp Capital's US$451 million initial public offering 
• The underwriters in TECOM Group’s AED1.7 billion initial public offering 
• The bookrunners in the SAR3.2 billion secondary public offering of shares in Saudi Telecom Company by the Public Investment Fund
• The underwriters in Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)’s US$29.4 billion initial public offering (the world’s largest ever initial public offering) 
• Arabian Internet and Communications Services Company (solutions by stc) in its SAR3.6 billion initial public offering 
• The Government of Pakistan in relation to the US$1 billion offering and sale of its shareholding in Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan’s largest bank, through a global offering of shares
• Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank on its US$137 million rights issuance (the first tradeable rights issuance by a bank in the UAE)

Debt Capital Markets Select Deals 

• The joint bookrunners in relation to the debut offering of US$350 million senior secured guaranteed green notes due 2028 by FIVE Holdings (BVI) Limited (FIVE) 
• The dealers in the establishment of a euro medium term note program by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
• Axian Telecom in its offering of US$420 million senior notes due 2027
• The dealers in the establishment and subsequent update of a global medium term note program by the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates, acting through the Ministry of Finance, and issuances of US$4 billion notes, US$3 billion notes, and US$1.5 billion notes thereunder
• Etisalat Group in the:
  • Establishment of a US$3 billion trust certificate issuance program and issuances thereunder
  • Establishment of a US$10 billion medium term note programme and issuances thereunder
• Emirates REIT in its consent solicitation and exchange of existing trust certificates due 2022 for new secured trust certificates due 2024 
• The dealers in the establishment of a euro medium term note programme by Abu Dhabi Ports Company and issuance of US$1 billion notes thereunder
• Bapco Energies (formerly nogaholding) in the:
  • Establishment and subsequent update of a US$3 billion trust certificate issuance program and issuances thereunder 
  • Establishment of a US$3 billion 144A/Reg S Global Medium Term Note Programme and issuances thereunder 
• The dealers in relation to Saudi Aramco’s:
  • Establishment of a trust certificate issuance program and issuance of US$6 billion certificates thereunder (the largest ever corporate Sukuk issuance)
  • Establishment and subsequent update of a global medium term note program and issuances thereunder
• The initial purchasers in Liquid Telecom’s US$620 million senior secured notes offering
• The underwriters in relation to Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC): 
  • US$2 billion notes offering and US$1 billion notes offering
  • US$2 billion sukuk offering and US$1.5 billion “green” sukuk offering
• Dana Gas in its:
  • Tender offer and consent solicitation and issuance of new US$530 million sukuk and subsequent refinancing
  • Restructuring of its US$1 billion exchangeable Trust Certificates (sukuk al-mudarabah) due 2012 by way of a consent solicitation and issuance of two tranches of new Sukuk 
• The Government of Dubai in:
  • Various updates of its US$5 billion euro medium term note program
  • The establishment of a trust certificate issuance program and issuances thereunder
• The government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with respect to:
  • The establishment of its GMTN Programme 
  • US$17.5 billion debut sovereign bond issuance and subsequent issuance thereunder
• Dar Al-Arkan in various updates of its US$2.5 billion trust certificate issuance program and issuances thereunder
• The joint lead managers of the issuance of $825 million senior secured bonds for the refinancing of the Shuweihat 2 independent power and water project in the UAE. Awarded “Middle East & Africa Bond Deal of the Year” by Project Finance International 2013
• Lead Managers to Saudi Electricity Global Sukuk Company, on its sukuk issuance of US$1.5 billion 4.00% Certificates due 2024; US$1 billion 5.50% Certificates due 2044 
• The joint lead managers of the issuance by IHS Nigeria of US$800 million 9.5% Senior Notes due 2021 and a concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation
• Liquid Telecommunications 8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2022