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AMJ has advised on the establishment of Oman Global Logistics Group SAOC (OGL), the government’s new transport and logistics development arm. OGL, which has a mandate to implement the nation’s long-term ‘Sultanate of Oman Logistics Strategy 2040’, will bring under one umbrella the 15 different transport and logistics-related undertakings operating in the Sultanate’s ports, free zones, rail, maritime and land transport sectors.

This represents the first restructuring of its kind in Oman undertaken jointly by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport and Communications. A complex deal, it involved transferring shares and assets held in logistics companies by the Ministry of Finance jointly or in partnership with other private or public sector entities, as well as management control, to the new group company. The hybrid nature of the transaction tested the application and interplay of special provisions and exemptions in Oman’s law relating to companies and capital markets.

AMJ acted as sole legal advisor on the restructuring. Managing partner Mansoor Malik, who led the team, commented, ‘We are pleased to have contributed to this important restructuring of a strategic sector which is key to the government’s diversification drive and future economic prosperity. The establishment of Oman Global Logistics Company SAOC will create economies of scale and efficiencies for government-run companies by consolidating managerial and technical expertise and integrating and streamlining operations.’

AMJ’s team included Nasar Ahmad, senior corporate associate and commercial transactions associate Ahmed Al Busaidy.