Ciaran Bohnacker
Partner
Dubai
We are delighted to congratulate our Middle East Finance team, who have been recognised across several categories in the Islamic Finance News (IFN) Deals of the Year awards. These awards celebrate standout Islamic finance transactions that exemplify innovation, execution excellence and strong market impact.
Dubai based Ciaran Bohnacker (partner) and Szymon Durlo (senior associate) advised on the following award winning transactions:
- Hybrid Deal of the Year – Arada Developments’ US$450 m Sukuk
- Ijarah Deal of the Year – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s US$5.5 b Sukuk
- Perpetual Sukuk Deal of the Year – Vakif Katilim Bankasi’s US$500 m Sukuk
- Sukuk Deal of the Year – Tabreed’s US$700 m green Sukuk
Members of our Jersey team Nigel Weston (partner) and Rebecca Lever (Senior Associate) also scooped up two awards for their involvement in:
- IFN Cross Border Deal of the Year 2025 – Shoreline Natural Resources’ US$500 million financing facility
- IFN Nigeria Deal of the Year 2025 – Shoreline Natural Resources’ US$500 million financing facility
These accolades reinforce Walkers’ continued leadership in the Islamic finance market and reflect our commitment to supporting clients on complex, high profile and innovative transactions throughout the Middle East.
Partner Ciaran Bohnacker commented "We are delighted to receive this recognition from IFN. Each of these transactions demonstrates our team’s deep expertise in structuring Shariah compliant financing solutions across jurisdictions. We are proud to support clients on deals that are shaping the regional and global Sukuk markets."
