Mohammed Majid is the Chief Legal Officer / Group General Counsel and a Board Member of the Dubizzle Group and has overall responsibility for the global legal function spread across MENA. The Dubizzle Group has built and grown the Dubizzle and Bayut businesses in the UAE and MENA, each of which are amongst the most iconic technology brands in their respective markets.

Mohammed joined Dubizzle in 2020 having spent the previous 15 years in private practice. He retired from the partnership of the top five global law firm, CMS where he had been trusted counsel to Dubizzle and several other high-growth companies on market-defining transactions.

Mohammed has been based in the Middle East since 2011, prior to which he was based in London as a private equity lawyer. While in private practice, Mohammed was consistently recognised across the leading international legal directories as a leading corporate M&A lawyer.

Since joining Dubizzle, Mohammed has led on the Group’s M&A activities, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, minority investments, restructurings, venture capital and investment work across a wide variety of markets.

In the last 12 months Mohammed has executed three strategic acquisitions for the dubizzle Group — DriveArabia (UAE), Property Monitor (UAE), and Hatla2ee (Egypt).