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Baker McKenzie

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Global Guide 2026 : Africa-wide

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Baker McKenzie

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Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - Africa-wide

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie maintains a solid Africa practice, with teams in Casablanca, Cairo and Johannesburg often working in tandem with the London office. It has a strong track record advising PE houses and investment holding companies, and is regularly instructed on global M&A mandates with African components. The Egypt office continues to be noted as a leader in its jurisdiction.

Notable practitioners

Key contacts include Johannesburg-based Lydia Shadrach-Razzino and Cairo-based Hani Nassef.

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Work Highlights

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  • The Cairo and London offices of Baker McKenzie assisted the Egyptian government with a foreign direct investment agreement with ADQ.

Strengths

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  • Baker McKenzie looks at things with a very commercial eye and is able to handle the many moving parts of a transaction. They manage to keep an eye on the details.

    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity respondentGlobal

  • We highly rate Baker McKenzie and we use them all the time.

    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity respondentGlobal

  • Baker McKenzie is very responsive, commercial and the fees are sensible.

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