Adam Fadian
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Adam Fadian

Partner

Email

Adam.Fadian@aoshearman.com

Phone

+971 5026 24471

+90 549 480 1523

Offices

Dubai

V-CARD

Adam advises on complex restructuring and insolvency matters, private credit transactions and special situations debt financings.

He has advised on several of the most prominent and innovative restructurings and transactions in the region, including the first two large-scale restructurings successfully implemented under the UAE bankruptcy law.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Drake & Scull International PJSC on its AED4 billion successful debt restructuring, the first major restructuring to be fully implemented under the UAE Bankruptcy Law.
  • A major creditor in connection with the circa AED4 billion debt restructuring for JBF RAK LLC, the second major restructuring to be fully implemented under the UAE Bankruptcy Law.
  • A leading European private credit fund on various financings and investments across Europe and the United States.
  • A global financial institution and UK Export Finance on the EUR 1.247 billion financing for a 140-kilometer segment of high-speed, low-carbon electric railway in Turkiye.
  • The lenders on the USD600 million financing for Borusan EnBW Enerji’s renewable energy portfolio in Turkiye.
  • The bank creditors in connection with a USD2.8 billion debt restructuring for Premier Oil.
  • The bank creditors in connection with the USD2.3 billion debt restructuring for Metinvest.
  • The mezzanine lenders on the first of a kind USD8.5 billion joint stock company in Saudi Arabia.
  • The mezzanine lenders on the USD4.4 billion DEWA IV CSP Project in Dubai, the largest concentrated solar power project in the world.

Recognition

“Adam Fadian acts for major financial institutions and corporations on cross-border finance matters. He advises on debt restructuring and is also involved in acquisition finance. Sources describe him as a "very flexible and pragmatic" practitioner.”
Chambers Global
“Super lawyer especially in acquisition finance, syndications, ECAs, etc.”
IFLR 1000

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales, 2008
Admitted as a Solicitor in Queensland / NSW, 2004

Academic

Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, Sydney, 2004
Bachelor of Laws, University of Queensland, 2004
Bachelor of Commerce / Finance, University of Queensland, 2002
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.