Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny (“MB”) acted as legal counsel to Money Fellows, Africa’s leading fintech digital platform, on its USD 13 million financing round, advising on all legal aspects of the transaction, including structuring, negotiation, and documentation, to ensure a smooth and compliant execution aligned with the company’s growth objectives and digital strategy.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to the owning entity in connection with the negotiation and execution of management agreements with Rixos Egypt for the development and operation of the luxurious Rixos Montaza Alexandria Hotel in the historic Montaza area of Alexandria, Egypt.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Banque Misr in connection with extending a medium-term financing of up to EGP 2.6 billion to Hyde Park Real Estate Development S.A.E. (“Hyde Park Developments”).

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to AD Ports Group in connection with a 50-year renewable usufruct agreement with the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (“SCZONE”) to develop and operate a 20 square-kilometer industrial and logistics park within the KEZAD East Port Said Zone.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Tasaheel for Financing (“Tasaheel”) in connection with the launch of their EGP 10 billion Long-Term Note Program, as well as the successful completion of the first issuance amounting to EGP 2.5 billion.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to El Abd for Investment, Manufacturing, and Confectionary Trading S.A.E. (“El Abd Patisserie”) and its shareholders, El Abd Family, in connection with the successful investment by Tanmiya Capital Ventures’ (“TCV”) in El Abd Patisserie.

We are delighted to announce that Matouk Bassiouny’s International Dispute Resolution team secured a favourable judgment in a cross-border dispute before the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) Court of First Instance.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to AviLease, a full-service commercial aircraft lessor with Saudi Arabian roots that is a wholly-owned entity of the Public Investment Fund (“PIF”), in connection with the leasing of a Boeing 737-800 to EgyptAir.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Neosky Aircraft and Requisites Chartering DWC (“Neosky”), a UAE-based company specializing in aircraft chartering and related services, in connection with its USD 13,250,000 acquisition of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft from AMC Airlines (“AMC”), a Cairo-based charter airline.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Beltone Holding (“Beltone”), a leading financial services provider, in connection with its landmark all-cash capital increase of EGP 10.5 billion. This transaction marks Beltone’s largest capital increase to date, following its record-breaking EGP 10 billion capital raise in 2023—the largest in the history of the Egyptian Exchange (“EGX”)

We are pleased and proud to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Tasaheel for Financing (“Tasaheel”) in connection with their groundbreaking EGP 7 billion sustainable sukuk issuance.

We are delighted to share our recognition in the 2025 Global Banking & Markets (“GBM”) Awards for our pivotal advisory role in securing an EGP 10.3 billion syndicated long-term facility.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Beltone Holding (“Beltone”) in connection with its 100% acquisition of SODIC For Securitization.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to the Red Sea Wind Energy S.A.E., a consortium comprising ENGIE (35%),

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny UAE (“MB UAE”) acted as legal counsel to Raseedi in connection with acquiring Kashat, along with its subsidiary, Pharos Microfinance, a nano-financial services provider.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) served as legal counsel to Salcef Group S.p.A. (“Salcef”)

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) served as legal counsel to Salcef Group S.p.A. (“Salcef”)

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) served as legal counsel to Salcef Group S.p.A. (“Salcef”)

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy’s (“MBH”) IP litigation team successfully obtained a favorable court judgment for Libby’s, one of the most well-known brands of quality products, in a dispute before the State Council Courts concerning the cancellation of several registrations that constituted an infringement of their globally well-known, highly valuable, trademark. The court ruled to revoke all trademark registrations deemed to be counterfeit in Egypt, affirmed that Libby’s trademark is recognized as a well-known trademark, and confirmed its legal protection under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and National Law. The MBH team that handled this case consisted of Dr. Mohamed Shehata (Partner and Head of Litigation), Ali Abdullah (Partner and Head of Tax Litigation), and Hamada Farahat (Associate). Dr. Shehata commented on this achievement, saying: “This victory reflects our firm’s steadfast commitment to protecting our client's intellectual property rights, highlighting our extensive expertise in managing complex legal disputes, as our firm has secured numerous victories and legal precedents in highly intricate intellectual property matters.” For more about Matouk Bassiouny, check out our website at https://matoukbassiouny.com/.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to B.Tech for Trade and Distribution S.A.E. (“B.Tech”) in connection with an EGP 1,560,500,000 securitization transaction.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Tasaheel for Financing S.A.E. (“Tasaheel”) in connection with an EGP 5.050 billion securitization transaction.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead legal counsel to Al Mansour Automotive Group

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Al Ahly Capital Holding – Tamkeen S.A.E. (“Al Ahly Tamkeen”) in connection with an EGP 760 million securitization transaction.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel, along with Herbert Smith Freehills,

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to a syndicate of banks comprising the National Bank of Egypt (“NBE”),

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead legal counsel to Beltone Capital (“Beltone”)

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) served as legal counsel to Zahran Market in connection with the sale of its remaining 40% stake to Ezdehar Management,

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We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to syndication of prominent banks in connection with an EGP 4,350,000,000 syndicated medium-term financing granted by a collaboration of top financial institutions,

We are pleased to announce the joining of Mr. Ayman Heikal as Partner and Head of Capital Markets in the UAE.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Tasaheel for Financing S.A.E. (“Tasaheel”) in connection with an EGP 3.919 billion social sustainability securitization transaction.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy acted as the legal counsel to a syndication of four Egyptian banks led by Commercial International Bank (“CIB”),

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead legal counsel to AXA Egypt in connection with its strategic partnership agreement with Post for Investment to establish Egypt’s first microinsurance company in line with the new unified insurance law

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Catalyst Partners in connection with the establishment of Egypt’s first Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) according to resolution No. 2323 of 2024.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Connect Money,

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Tasaheel for Financing S.A.E. (“Tasaheel”) in connection with an EGP 3.831 billion social sustainability securitization transaction.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Halan for Consumer Finance S.A.E. (“Halan”) in connection with an EGP 1.171 billion and an EGP 1.619 billion securitization transactions.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to Noatum Maritime S.L.U (“Noatum”) – a leading multinational group in transport and logistics services,

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Otsuka Holdings (“Otsuka”),

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead transactional legal counsel to Lucky One,

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny UAE (“MB UAE”) acted as the lead transactional legal counsel to Synapse Analytics in connection with securing USD 2 million from its funding round and handling all matters concerning its legal efficacy, negotiation, and closing.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead legal counsel to Act Financial in connection with completing its EGP 1.04 billion IPO,

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to MNT-Halan, a leading force in Egypt's FinTech sector and the country’s first unicorn in connection with its 100% acquisition of the market-leading finance company in Turkey,

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to MNT-Halan,

We are thrilled to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy ("MBH") acted as the legal counsel to Belmazad - Egypt’s first digital public auction platform - in connection with its strategic partnership with Banque Misr, who is the lead investor.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny UAE (“MB UAE”) acted as the lead transactional legal counsel to Bokra in connection with securing USD 4.6 million from its pre-seed funding round and handling all matters concerning its negotiation and closing.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) Arbitration Group has successfully secured a favorable ad-hoc arbitral award in an arbitration hosted by CRCICA for one of the largest master developers in the Red Sea.

We are delighted to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy’s (“MBH”) Aviation team acted as the Egyptian legal counsel to World Star Aviation and ST Engineering Aerospace Resources Pte. Ltd. ("ST Engineering”) in connection with leasing an Airbus model A320-214 aircraft to Air Cairo and leasing an Airbus model A320-232 P2F to Sky Vision respectively,

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the international legal counsel to Valstar Investment in connection with the sale of the entire stake in Luxembourg-based Valstar S.A. (“Valstar”),

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) Litigation Team has successfully secured a favorable settlement for Misr Beni Suef Cement Co. after prolonged disputes before the Egyptian courts.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to Admaius Capital Partners (“Admaius”) - an experienced African-focused private equity fund operating across several growth markets – in connection with its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Parkville Holding B.V.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Amethis in connection with its minority stake acquisition, through Amethis MENA Fund II, in BBI Group, a leading data management consultancy in the MENA region.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to Azorra - a well-known aircraft leasing company - in connection with the acquisition of 12 Airbus A220-300s from EGYPTAIR to complement its current A220 orderbook.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the international legal counsel to ZCP, an investment firm backed by the Sawiris family,

We are delighted to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the Egyptian legal counsel to the TSFE Infrastructure & Utilities Sub Fund (“TSFE”) for itself and acting on behalf of the New and Renewable Energy Authority,

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny and Hennawy (“MBH”) Arbitration Group has achieved remarkable success by securing a favorable settlement for a global market leader in the oil and gas industry, operating worldwide in all oil and gas industry-related activities and drilling of wells.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal advisor to the Export Development Bank of Egypt (“EBank”) acting as the initial lead arranger and issuing bank in syndication with the National Bank of Kuwait (“NBK”),

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to Touma Company for Commercial and Industrial Investments (“Toma Company”) – in alliance with Mr. Majid Samir Touma in connection in submitting a mandatory tender offer on 90% of the total shares of Dice Readymade Clothes Company LLC’ (“Dice”).

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Korea desk and the joining of Ms. Jiyoung Bae as Partner and Head of Korea Desk.