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Baker McKenzie Cairo-based Corporate and M&A practice stands out as the trusted and ultimate destination for complex and sensitive and cross-borders transactions. We advise clients on corporate governance, commercial contracts, employment, private M&A, public M&A and post-acquisition integration. Our success is further fortified by concrete evidence of new client wins, reinforced by repeat mandates from key clients, which further confirms our place as a leading multidisciplinary team across a wide variety of sectors including financial services, asset management and private equity, healthcare and pharmaceutical, real estate and hospitality, oil & gas, renewable energy and TMT.

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Corporate/M&A - Egypt

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie's Cairo office is widely recognised for its strength in high-value, multi-jurisdictional M&A mandates. The firm acts for both buyers and sellers on such work. It also often advises on large-scale group restructurings and corporate governance issues. The team represents clients operating in a variety of highly regulated sectors, including financial services, technology, and oil and gas.

Work Highlights

  • Baker McKenzie acted for The Sovereign Fund of Egypt on its USD800 million sale of stakes in three state-owned businesses to ADQ.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Mohamed A Ghannam
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Mohamed A Ghannam
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Senior Statespeople

Top-tier practitioner Mohamed Ghannam advises on the full spectrum of M&A issues, with further expertise in financing and fund formation. He is especially active on behalf of financial services clients.

Ghada El Ehwany
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Ghada El Ehwany
Head of Corporate/M&A
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Band 3

Ghada El Ehwany is managing partner of the Cairo office of Baker McKenzie. She is recognised for her considerable depth of experience in joint venture structuring in addition to a wide array of day-to-day commercial advisory issues.

Hani Nassef
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Hani Nassef
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Band 3

Hani Nassef heads the M&A team in Egypt and is one of the most prominent younger lawyers in Egypt. He adeptly advises on a range of corporate matters and regulatory issues, with particular experience concerning private equity investments.

Hani Nassef is a very good partner. The best quality he has is that he is someone who empowers his team and is a very good mentor for them.

Ranked Lawyers at
Baker McKenzie, Cairo

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Egypt

Corporate/M&A

Mohamed A Ghannam
S
Mohamed A Ghannam
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Senior Statespeople
Ghada El Ehwany
3
Ghada El Ehwany
Head of Corporate/M&A
3
Band 3
Hani Nassef
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Hani Nassef
3
Band 3

Members

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Ghada El Ehwany

Ghada El Ehwany

Head of Department

Hani Nassef

Head of Department

Industries

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Government, Financial Services, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical, Real Estate and Hospitality, Oil & Gas and Renewable Energy