Bio

Michael Hilton is our Regional Managing Partner, having previously headed up our Abu Dhabi office. He specialises in cross-border private and public M&A and joint ventures, with a focus on financial sponsor work. In recent years he has advised on many of the major outbound investments from the region and been involved in most of the highest-profile transactions in the UAE. With more than 20 years of experience Michael's practice spans a number of sectors including energy and natural resources, infrastructure, financial services, telecoms and tech. His clients include large government-owned institutions and corporates such as ADNOC, ENOC, DP World, Saudi Telecom Company and OSN, various financial institutions, a number of global financial investors and the region's most prominent sovereign wealth funds. Much of the work Michael does crosses borders and a number of the deals he has worked on have been recognised by the legal industry's research and award bodies for their innovation and market impact. Michael was previously based in the firm's London office, spending over a decade working on a variety of corporate matters, including some of the largest and most challenging M&A transactions.