About
John Cunha is a Partner at ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners in Kuwait, specialising in banking and finance, capital markets and mergers & acquisitions; he has been with the firm since 2006 and is admitted in England & Wales and South Africa. He advises on debt capital markets (including sovereign and GMTN programmes), liability management, derivatives, repos and securities lending, credit support documentation, and acts for lenders and borrowers on bilateral, syndicated and project financing transactions.
Practice areas
Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsCompetitionCorporate / M&APrivate Equity
Office
Expertise
Debt Capital MarketsSovereign Bonds & GMTN ProgrammesDerivatives & Structured ProductsRepo & Securities LendingLiability ManagementSyndicated Lending & Project FinanceFinancial Institutions / Banking RegulationMergers & Acquisitions
Education
- Master of Laws (LLM), International Trade Law — University of Stellenbosch, 2007
- Master in Business Administration (MBA) — University of the Free State (in collaboration with De Paul University, Chicago, USA), 2001
- Baccalaureus Procurationis (B.Proc.), University of the Free State, 1998
Admissions
- Admitted as a Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2007
- Admitted as an Attorney, High Courts of South Africa, 2000
- Member, Legal Practice Council of South Africa, 2000
- Member, Solicitors Regulation Authority, 2007
- Member, International Bar Association, 2024
Languages
EnglishPortugueseAfrikaans