North America Home Europe, Middle East and Africa Egypt Egypt News | Insight Egypt M&A deal values soar during the first half of 2021 reflecting global and Middle Eastern trends M&A transactions in Egypt have been robust in 1H2021 despite the challenging global economy. READ MORE Get up-to-date information on the current legal and regulatory matters impacting your business. Search by country, industry and area of legal practice. VISIT INSIGHTPLUS Insight | Legal Alert Private Sector - Minimum Wage and Minimum Annual Increase is Now Set This alert discusses the long awaited salary thresholds applicable to the private sector finally set by the National Council for Wages. Insight | Legal Alert Africa: Increasing Competition Policy Enforcement Across the Continent This upward trend in enforcement is highlighted by a number of significant recent developments in competition law regulation around the continent. Overview As market leaders in mergers and acquisitions, project finance and capital markets, we advise clients on some of the most prominent transactions in the Middle East. Our accomplishments include advising Arab Company for Projects and Urban Developments, a subsidiary of Talaat Moustafa Group Holding, on first sukuk issuance in Egypt with a value of EGP 2 billion with final maturity at the end of 2024 (“Deal of the Year 2020 by Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards”). We also advised the Sovereign Fund of Egypt on its investment in an educational platform (Lighthouse) targeted at reinforcing school education in Egypt. We advised the National Service Projects Organization (NSPO) on a strategic joint venture with Grifols, one of the world’s leading producers of plasma-derived medicines. The collaboration is the first ever of its kind and is a significant opportunity to develop the plasma-derivatives program under the President’s Patronage to reach self-sufficiency. SEE MORE Offices Cairo Nile City Building, North Tower 21st Floor 2005C, Cornich El Nil Ramlet Beaulac Cairo Egypt Tel: +20 2 2461 5520 Fax: +20 2 2461 9302 Our Expertise Awards and Rankings Careers Insight News Local expertise Our Cairo office offers a range of legal services with a specific focus on M&A, Banking & Finance and Capital Markets. We are ranked one of the best law firms in Egypt in these areas, and our practical, tech-savvy approach to working with clients is fundamental to our success. With the recent rise in cross-border transactions in Africa, our Antitrust & Competition group has become even more crucial to clients as they apply for clearance for transactions across multiple jurisdictions and need help responding to dawn raids and cartel investigations. With lawyers fluent in both English and Arabic, we prepare standard international commercial agreements in either language, including commercial leases and cooperation agreements. In addition to offering Intellectual Property registration and enforcement services, we understand the intricacies of Egypt’s market for counterfeit products and have strong relationships with the local police and customs agents to aid in enforcement. SEE MORE Key Contacts Mohamed Ghannam Partner Cairo + 20 2 2461 5520 Ext. 110 Email Mohamed Ghannam Partner Cairo + 20 2 2461 5520 Ext. 110 Email Lamyaa Gadelhak Partner Cairo + 20 2 2461 5520 Ext. 115 Email Ghada El Ehwany Partner Cairo + 20 2 2461 5520 Ext. 107 Email Mohamed Barakat Partner Cairo + 20 2 2461 5520 Ext. 117 Email Hani Nassef Partner Cairo + 20 2 2461 5520 Ext. 143 Email VIEW ALL CONTACTS IN EGYPT We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. To find out more about the cookies we use and how to change your settings if you do not want cookies to be placed on your device, please read our Privacy and Cookies Statement. ACCEPT Disclaimers Privacy & Cookies Statement CCPA Contact Us Media Contacts Blogs BM Online Attorney Advertising | © 2021 Baker McKenzie