Mourant has advised Kuwait Energy in relation to its acquisition by Gold Cheers Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Energy Group, for $477 million.
The transaction was implemented by a Jersey court sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
Mourant has acted for Kuwait Energy since 2010, when it established a Jersey parent company.
The Mourant team acted as Jersey counsel and was led by Corporate Partner Jon Woolrich and Litigation Partner Stephen Alexander, assisted by Andrew Salisbury, Rory Forrest and Amy Wilson. Allen & Overy acted as lead onshore counsel to Kuwait Energy.