Jennifer Hanna

Senior Associate Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East) LLP
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
+971 (4) 3696342
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
+971 (4) 3696342

Jennifer Hanna

Biography

Jennifer Hanna is a banking and finance lawyer based in Dubai. Jennifer has extensive experience in acting for lenders and borrowers on both conventional and Islamic finance transactions and on complex domestic and cross-border finance transactions.

Jennifer covers both syndicated and bilateral corporate banking transactions and event driven financings, as well as a breadth of specialisms, including Islamic finance, real estate finance, project finance, acquisition finance and restructuring.

Jennifer adds to the team’s ability to give advice on local UAE issues, having worked in the region for over 10 years. She is English qualified but has a solid understanding of civil law jurisdictions. Jennifer is fluent in English and Arabic.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Representative experience

Advised

  • Riyadh Air - Saudi Arabia's new airline on its inaugural US£1.3bn dual tranche murabaha facility, structured as an Islamic revolving credit facility with AAOIFI and non-AAOIFI tranches.
  • A syndicate of lenders - in relation to a US$325 million unsecured financing to a UAE government entity.*
  • Société Générale and a syndicate of 31 banks - in relation to a EUR1.75 billion unsecured term loan facility to QNB Group.*
  • A UAE based asset management firm - on the acquisition of a portfolio consisting of non-performing loans.*
  • An international bank - on a US$150 million financing to a Kuwaiti based financial institution.*
  • The lenders - in relation to a US$175 million unsecured credit facility to a Middle East power development and investment company towards general corporate purposes.*
  • Standard Chartered Bank - on a series of financings for a UAE government related entity.*
  • Credit Agricole and a bank syndicate (including Arab National Bank, Riyad Bank, The Saudi Investment Bank and Samba Financial Group) - on a $720m refinancing for a prominent Saudi borrower group.*
  • Société Générale - in relation to financing arrangements with a Saudi based borrower.*
  • Standard Chartered Bank - in relation to a series of structured finance and leveraged finance deals in Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Nigeria and the UAE.*
  • First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC - on a series of financings in the UK, Egypt and the UAE.*
  • A syndicate of lenders - in relation to a US$325 million unsecured financing to a UAE government entity.*
  • The lenders - in relation to a US$175 million unsecured credit facility to a Middle East power development and investment company towards general corporate purposes.*
  • Standard Chartered Bank - on a series of financings for a UAE government related entity.*
  • HSBC and a syndicate of international and local lenders - in relation to a USD1 billion financing of a Qatari entity.*
  • First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC - on a $750m facility for a leading UAE government-related entity.*
  • A consortium of eleven international and regional banks - on a USD1 billion dollar financing for a consortium of eleven international and regional banks on a dual tranche (conventional and Islamic) syndicated facility for a regional government related entity.*
  • Standard Chartered Bank - on a $700m syndicated dual tranche ijara financing for a Middle Eastern sovereign borrower.*
  • Citibank and a syndicate of international and local banks - in relation to a c. $700m secured loan to a prominent regional group.*
  • HSBC, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi (MUFG) and a syndicate of international and local lenders - in relation to a c. $2bn financing for a leading UAE government-related entity.*
  • Mandated lead arrangers - on the $3bn Facility E power and water project, the first IWPP to be publicly tendered in Qatar in five years.*
  • Rawabi Energy - in relation to a secured USD1.9 billion financing towards refinancing existing debt and general corporate purposes.*
  • The sponsors - in relation to a project financing for sub-sea cables connecting Saudi Arabia with Europe.*
  • HSBC - on a USD750 million dual tranche (conventional and Islamic) financing to a Middle East government related entity.*
  • Credit Agricole - on a dual tranche (conventional and Islamic) financing to a Qatari entity.*
  • SMBC - on a USD100 million Islamic financing to a Qatari financial institution.*

Education

Education

BPP Law School - 2019

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • Arabic

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