Natalia is a Principal Associate in our corporate department advising on all aspects of corporate law, including national and international mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, joint ventures, shareholders' agreements, investments and general corporate advisory mandates. Natalia spent six years practicing in the Middle East. She has experience in corporate transactions in that region, as well as advising clients on foreign direct investment in the United Arab Emirates. Recent experience includes advising:

• Havenvest Private Equity, RIMCO Investments and management sellers on their sale of Help AG, a cybersecurity company operating in the Middle East, to Etisalat*;
• Australian online travel business Webjet Limited on its USD 173 million purchase of UAE based Destinations of the World*;
• GFH Financial Group BSC, a Bahrain-based investment group, on its acquisition of 85% of The Entertainer group, a leading mobile e-commerce platform*;
• Kerzner International, a leading international developer and operator of ultra-luxury resorts and residences on its joint venture with private equity firm, Dolphin Capital Investors, for the development and management of a luxury tourism project in Greece*;
• a Middle East government entity on amendments to its country's Companies Law with a view to improving governance and its World Bank doing business ranking*;
• on the acquisition of a healthcare company in Dubai and Abu Dhabi*; and
• a leading global corporation on a pre-sale internal review and re-organisation of a large division of the company in the Middle East*.

*Denotes experience at a previous firm.