Trowers & Hamlins has landed a role on the $3.8bn (£2bn) purchase of a controlling stake in Kuwaiti mobile operator Wataniya.

Trowers advised Qatar telecoms provider Qtel on its acquisition of a 51% stake in Wataniya from a shareholder consortium led by the Kuwait Projects Company Holding. Bahrain-based partner Abdullah Mutawi led the team for Travers.