Jonathan Langley is a partner in the firm’s global Mergers & Acquisitions Group.
He has over two decades of experience advising corporate, private equity and sovereign wealth fund clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate matters, across a broad range of industries and sectors. Jonathan also has extensive experience in emerging markets.
Jonathan previously worked in the Riyadh, London, Dubai and Moscow offices of another leading international firm.
Representative Experience
- Advising PIF in connection with proposed establishment of a joint venture with Hainan LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd to manufacture solar panels in the KSA.*
- Advising PIF in connection with the proposed acquisition of a substantial minority interest in Tamimi Markets Company LLC, which operates a leading supermarket chain in the KSA, from Al Tamimi Company for Ali and Mohamed AlTamimi.*
- Advising Events Investment Fund in connection with the proposed acquisition of a substantial minority interest in Informa Saudi Arabia Limited, a leading events company in the KSA, from Informa Middle East (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Informa PLC).*
- Advising Kalyon İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., in connection with the sale of 50% of the share capital of Kalyon Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş. to W Solar Investment LLC, an Abu Dhabi-based joint venture of Alpha Dhabi Holding and Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, which develops, owns, operates, and transfers renewable energy power plants in several countries of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
- Advising the shareholders of IHS Holding Limited, one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure, in connection with the largest ever initial public offering of an African company on the New York Stock Exchange, raising US$378 million for a total valuation of US$7 billion.*
- Advising Alpha Bank S.A., the Greek systemic bank, in connection with the sale of its Albanian subsidiary, Alpha Bank Albania SHA, to OTP Bank Plc.
- Advising A15 Holding Netherlands B.V. in connection with the sale of a majority interest in Connect Ads DMCC, a leading MENA provider of digital advertising, to Aleph Internet Media Services LLC, a leading global digital communications and marketing company.*
- Advising Goldman Sachs and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in connection with their proposed acquisition of a minority interest in DgPays, a Turkish digital payments business.*
- Advising TFI TAB Gida Yatirimlari A.S., a leading quick service restaurant operator in Türkiye and China, and its founder shareholders, Kurdoğlu family and their affiliates, in connection with the transfer of an additional 14.78% stake in TFI to Goldman Sachs, EBRD and Credit Suisse.
- Advising the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in connection with the sale of a 40% stake in ADNOC Oil Pipelines to a consortium comprising KKR and Blackrock (named “M&A Deal of the Year” at the 2019 IFLR Middle East Awards).*
- Advising ADNOC in connection with the sale of a 5% stake in ADNOC Drilling to Baker Hughes (named “M&A Deal of the Year” at the 2019 IJGlobal Middle East Awards).*
*Representations prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher