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Luke Robinson acts for financial institutions and corporate borrowers on a wide-range of transactions, including real estate finance, acquisitions finance, shipping finance, and corporate banking. He also advises on cross-border and domestic project finance and development as well as PPP transactions, mainly in energy and power, mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure. Luke has previously served as a secondee with HSBC (UK) and Standard Chartered Bank (UAE).

Capabilities

Experience

  • Advising in respect of multiple ongoing confidential infrastructure projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Acting for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC on an Islamic service agency structure financing of up to AED100,000,000 to Investment & Development Office of the Government of Ras Al Khaimah for working capital purposes.°
  • Acting for Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC on a private placement Islamic financing of AED175,000,000 to Dubai World Central Corporation for the construction of the FedEx Warehouse Facility at Al Maktoum International Airport.°
  • Advising Rasmala Trade Finance Fund in respect of a GBP5,000,000 commodities murabaha facility to Rose Property Company Ltd for the financing of real estate in the UK.°
  • Acting for Macquarie Bank Limited as structuring bank and MUFG Bank Limited as documentation bank in relation to the financing of FPSO facilities to an asset-owning special purpose company for the Barossa LNG project.°
  • Acting for UNEC in respect of AED1,300,000,000 project financing facilities provided by Emirates NBD Bank, Arab Bank and Commercial Bank of Dubai for the construction of the Deira Mall.°
  • Acting for Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC in respect of AED 650,000,000 murabaha and ijara facilities to Wasat Properties LLC and Aljada Developments LLC.°
  • Acting for Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC in respect of a AED405,000,000 musharaka facility to Amanat Holdings PJSC for the purpose of its acquisition of Cambridge Medical & Rehabilitation Centre LLC.°
  • Acting for Etisalat Group in respect of a USD20,000,000 bridge loan facility to StarzPlay as part of a broader share acquisition and subscription.°
  • Acting for Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC in respect of a AED664,000,000 Islamic financing to Meydan Group LLC for the purpose of refinancing an existing facility.°
  • Acting for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC in respect of an Islamic financing of AED2,000,000,000 to Baniyas Investment Development Company, including an amendment and restatement of existing facilities.°
  • Acting for Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC in respect of a AED70,000,000 mudaraba facility and a AED50,000,000 murabaha facility to Reem Hospital LLC for the purpose of refinancing an existing facility and for future working capital purposes.°
  • Acting for Rasmala Investment Bank Limited on a USD10,000,000 murabaha facility to Avra International DMCC.°
  • Acting for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank in respect of a AED250,000,000 Islamic financing to International Capital Trading LLC and a AED170,000,000 Islamic financing to Al Nasser Properties LLC for the purpose of refinancing existing facilities.°
  • Acting for DP World Sokhna in relation to a USD300,000,000 facility made available by Emirates NBD Bank PJSC, Mashreqbank psc, Commercial International Bank Egypt, S.A.E, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC and HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E.°
  • Acting for First Abu Dhabi Bank in respect of a USD105,000,000 refinancing of Emirates Hospitals Group.°
  • Acting for Standard Chartered Bank in respect of a USD65,000,000 term loan facility provided to Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority.°
  • Acting for Rasmala Investment Bank Limited on a USD30,000,000 receivables-backed structured trade finance term loan to the PetroNor group.°
  • Acting for Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC in respect of a AED445,000,000 ijara facility to Emicool Plus Cooling LLC for the purpose of financing acquisitions and towards general corporate purposes.°
  • Acting for International Finance Corporation in respect of a USD15,000,000 ijara facility to Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited in relation to a hydrogen project in Pakistan.°
  • Acting for Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank in respect of a GBP9,000,000 commodities murabaha facility to Etrop Court Limited for the financing of real estate in the UK.°
  • Acting for Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC in respect of ijara facilities of up to AED180,000,000 and a murabaha facility of up to AED25,000,000 to Repton School FZ LLC.°
  • Acting for EDGE Group PJSC in respect of murabaha facilities of up to AED1,000,000 from Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC to be used towards supporting its trade finance, bidding and hedging requirements and its long-term funding requirements.°
  • Acting for Saudi Arabia Industrial investments as part of an international private equity consortium to the Clean Technologies business of DuPont de Nemours, Inc. for USD510,000,000 in cash, including a commodity murabaha based Islamic equity backstop acquisition financing.°
  • Acting for Eagle Hills in respect of a AED 150,000,000 Islamic financing from First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC to finance the second phase of the Mariam Island Project.°
  • Advising Saudia Airline on the aircraft financing elements of its current corporatization.°
  • Acting for GrowthGate Capital Corporation, represented by Bank of Sharjah PJSC as lead manager and security agent, and Bondholders Limited as trustee, in respect of the issuance of USD50,000,000 secured notes.°
  • Acting for Sami Capital, represented by TMF Group Fiduciary Services Limited as delegate and security trustee in respect of the issuance of USD50,000,000 secured Sukuk notes.°
  • Acting for Swicorp REIT on a syndicated SAR1,400,000,000 facility arranged by National Commercial Bank to be used for the acquisition of several malls in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.°
  • Acting for Omnix International Co. LLC group in respect of two secured facilities of AED10,000,000 from Noor Bank and USD28,000,000 from ABC Islamic Bank respectively to be used for working capital and to satisfy the group’s outstanding obligations with certain suppliers.°
  • Acting for Al Ghurair Real Estate on a syndicated USD 227,000,000 facility arranged by First Abu Dhabi Bank to be used for the development of thirteen sites across Dubai.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Robinson prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Limited.

Credentials

Education
  • LL.B., University of Law, 2014
  • LPC, University of Law, 2014
  • GDL, University of Law, 2013
  • B.Arch, University of Nottingham, 2010
Admissions
  • England and Wales