Richard O’Callaghan

Company: Linklaters
Position: Partner

Biography: Richard O’Callaghan joined Linklaters in Dubai in 2008, and worked on high-profile transactions in the region, including Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company’s $1bn sukuk issue in 2009, and its $1bn bond deal in the same year.

He recently acted for the lead arrangers on Saudi real estate firm Dar al-Arkan’s $450m sukuk issue and is currently representing the lead arrangers on Bahrain’s sovereign bond. O’Callaghan has experience of working on hybrid instruments and convertible bonds, and helping firms to run liability management exercises, where they look to alter the terms of capital markets liabilities.

He is also currently working on a deal to launch the first Islamic projects bond and a rights issue by a Gulf-based corporate. O’Callaghan has been with Linklaters since 1996 and has worked at its London and Hong Kong offices.

He has a degree in jurisprudence from Oxford University.

Contact: (+971) 4369 5841
Company websites: www.linklaters.com