Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law fields a versatile banking and finance practice, handling bonds and securitisations, green bonds, Islamic finance instruments, derivatives and structured finance, investment fund management, and real estate finance. Practice co-head Helal El Hossary is best known for his work involving capital markets and securitisations expertise, and fellow leader Ragia Omran advises on syndicated loan agreements, international DCM transactions, and infrastructure project financings. They are joined by Mohamed Saeed and Omar Fouda, who cover capital increases, securitisation bond issuances, and other capital markets matters. Khalid Al Melegi is familiar with Islamic financing arrangements.
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Key clients
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt Accelero Capital and Planet Investment Actis LLP AIG Egypt Insurance Company Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company SAE Al Dahra Agriculture Egypt Al-Ezz Steel Alubaf Arab International Bank B.S.C. Aman Microfinance Amer Group of Companies Amoun for Real Estate & Touristic Development SAE Arab Bank Arab Company for Asset Management and Development Arafa Group of Companies Attijariwafa Bank Egypt Banca IMI S.p.A. UK Bayer Foods Beltone Capital BPE Holding Citigroup Global Markets Limited Commercial International Bank Egypt Commercial International Investment Company Consulya for Renting Administrative Units SAE Corplease Deutsche Bank Delta Insurance Company Dunia Finance L.L.C. Eagle Chemicals eFinance SAE EFG Hermes Egypt Factors SAE Egypt Foods SAE Egyptian Gulf Bank SAE Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries European University in Egypt Fawry for Banking Technology and Electronic Payments SAE Financial Holding International LTD First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC UAE Free Music GCC Electrical Testing Laboratory Ghabbour Group of Companies Global Ventures Gold Net Hang Seng Bank Limited Hikma Pharma Egypt SAE Holding Company for Investment & Development Housing and Development Bank HSBC Bank plc International Finance Corporation J.P. Morgan Securities Plc UK Juhayna Madinet Nasr for Housing and Development Mashreq Bank Middle East Turnaround Investment (Haykala) Misr Cement Company MM Holding for Paper and Packaging Modern Nile Cotton Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc UK National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC National Bank of Egypt National Investment Bank Natixis France NI Capital Holding Company for Financial Investments Novo Nordisk Egypt Pharmaceutical Pachin Palm Hills for Development Project Agora PV Hardware Solutions S.L.U Qatar Islamic Bank Qatar National Bank Raya Holding for Financial Investment Sanofi Egypt Shahry for Consumer Finance SAE Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique Speed Medical SAE SP Legal Consultants Standard Chartered Bank UAE Talaat Mostafa Group of Companies TBE Egypt for Solution and Payment Services SAE The Industrial Fund for Developing Countries Vitas Egypt for Microfinance Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications Wadi Group Yapi Kredi Bank Nederland N.V. Zolo
Work highlights
Acting as the local legal advisor of the dealers and arrangers in the update of Egypt’s Global Medium Term Note Programme to USD 40 billion and the issuance of USD 2 billion sovereign bonds.
Advising Aman Business Finance in the securitisation bond issuance of a total value of EGP 1,417,000,000.
Advising Compass Capital and CI Capital Holding in establishing C3 Capital Fund.
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Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Helal El Hossary; Ragia Omran
Other key lawyers
Mohamed Saeed; Omar Fouda; Khalid Al Melegi