Said Hanafi leads the team at MHR & Partners in association with White & Case LLP, specialising in big-ticket M&A, capital markets and restructurings. Advising investors and large corporates operating across a wide selection of sectors, the team features Walid El Daly, whose caseload spans capital markets as well as mergers and acquisitions, and Mahmoud Ezz, who focuses on cross-border transactions. Ahmed Bekheit handles commercial and regulatory matters alongside contributing to the team’s M&A and capital markets offering. Farah Atef also comes recommended.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Team knowledge and quality commercial sense in drafting. Commercial sense in overcoming hurdles while managing risks. Efficiency in delivering timely and high quality documents. Team availability. Team coherence between partners and associates.’
- ‘Mahmoud Ezz and Farah Atef - both among the best legal advisors I have dealt with. Extremely meticulous. Informative but not rigid. Stamina in a very hectic process. Commercial sense understanding private equity business operations and key risks to be protected. Practical thinking. Team coherence, both equally informed and equally engaged.’
Practice head
Said Hanafi
Other key lawyers
Walid El Daly; Mahmoud Ezz; Ahmed Bekheit; Farah Atef