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Thursday, 3 February 2022

Levari acquires Kassim in rare legal merger

Cairo-based law firm Levari is acquiring Jordan-based M&A-focused law firm Kassim Legal, in a merger that sees Levari expand its footprint to Jordan and the US, the company announced in a press release (pdf). Levari did not disclose the value, mechanism or current status of the acquisition, and hadn’t responded to our request for comment as of dispatch time.

The merger makes Levari the only MENA firm with a presence in both the UK and the US, and “one of the few regional firms in MENA with US-specific tax, corporate and venture fund expertise,” the release says. Kassim has a Washington office and specializes in US tax and M&A transactions.

This is Levari’s second acquisition in the past five years, according to the release, with the company acquiring Dubai-based law firm Al Mashreq International Advocates in 2018. With the acquisition of Kassim, Levari now has offices in London, Dubai, Washington DC, and Amman.

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