Behram Nasir

Behram Nasir is a senior corporate and M&A lawyer with over 15 years of experience advising on complex cross-border transactions across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. A solicitor of England & Wales, he most recently served as General Counsel to a global fintech and trading group, where he led high-value M&A, joint ventures, and regulatory structuring across the UK, EU, UAE, and Asia.

Behram began his legal career at Ashurst LLP in London, where he trained and practised in the Leveraged Finance and International Loan Markets Group. He later worked at leading international and regional law firms, advising on M&A, distressed acquisitions, bond issuances, corporate restructurings, and shareholder arrangements.

He has also held senior in-house roles at major global financial institutions, giving him a client-side perspective on risk, governance, and deal execution. His transactional experience spans the full deal lifecycle—structuring, negotiation, due diligence, and completion—across both buy-side and sell-side mandates.

Behram regularly advises clients in regulated sectors including financial services, fintech, commodities, and digital assets. He has led multi-jurisdictional transactions involving DFSA, SCA, and CBI regimes and is fluent in French, Spanish, Hindi, and Urdu. His approach is pragmatic, strategic, and commercially focused.

Recent Cases:

UAE & Middle East

• Advised on multiple cross-border M&A and restructurings deals involving DIFC, DFSA, and SCA-regulated entities, including governance, licensing, and shareholder matters.
• As General Counsel in Dubai, led strategic corporate acquisitions, legal operations and strategy across the UAE and MENA for a fintech/forex group.
• Structured joint ventures and investment partnerships for commodities and trading clients across the Middle East.
• Led successful regulatory licensing applications in DIFC (DFSA), SCA (UAE), CBI (Ireland), and FINMA (Switzerland).
• Acted on inbound investments from India, Switzerland and the UK into the UAE, including due diligence and regulatory review.
• Managed post-deal integration and governance for UAE acquisitions.
• Negotiated commercial leases and real estate deals in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
• Supported UAE-linked refinancing of Ontex Group (€908M), coordinating counsel across jurisdictions.

UK & Europe

• Advised on cross-border M&A and corporate restructurings, including distressed transactions, private equity acquisitions, and governance integration across UK, EU, and the Middle East.
• Structured and negotiated complex financing deals, including a €908M refinancing, $500M syndicated facility, and $70M structured investment.
• Led secured bond issuances and managed UKLA listing processes, including drafting prospectuses, legal opinions, and compliance with regulatory disclosure requirements.
• Negotiated joint ventures, commercial contracts, and shareholder arrangements; advised on governance frameworks, loan restructurings, and corporate formalities.
• Coordinated international transactions involving legal counsel across Europe, UAE, India, and offshore jurisdictions, ensuring cross-border compliance and deal execution.

Switzerland

• Advised C-suite and boards on cross-border legal and regulatory matters for Swiss-based financial, commodities and digital asset operations.