Nick heads the SBL International business and is the Managing Partner of our UAE office. He has 20 years’ experience practising in Russia and the CIS, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Nick principally advises on a broad range of corporate, capital markets matters, including public and private mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private fund formation, equity and debt investments, business combinations, IPOs and rights issues, corporate and private wealth structuring. Nick also provides strategic advice, acting as a trusted advisor to his clients and coordinating the implementation of their international transactions and business priorities.
Nick practised for over ten years as a lawyer at leading Magic Circle law firms in London and Moscow and then as a partner with global offshore law firms based in Hong Kong and Dubai. Nick’s broad range of jurisdictional, geographical, and cultural experience positions him to advise his clients on their most important and sensitive deals across the emerging markets.
Nick is ranked in all of the leading international law firm directories, with contributors noting that: “he is experienced in M&A mandates including take-privates, joint ventures and IPO matters” (Chambers & Partners); he is “a name to watch for his specialisation in mergers and acquisitions, de-SPAC business combinations and his advisory work”, “he provides excellent advice and is easy to work with” (The Legal 500); and “the impressive Nicholas Davies offers expert advice combined with a substantial understanding and experience of the commercial, legal and cultural issues associated with completing transactions in this area” (IFLR).
Nick is qualified to practise law in England and Wales, DIFC, ADGM, Ireland, the Cayman Islands, and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI).