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Provided by Zaki Hashem

Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law has extensive experience in capital market transactions, including IPOs, dual listings, bond issuances, securitizations, capital increases, MTOs, fund establishment, and all related matters for listed companies. The Firm maintains regular dealings with the Egyptian Stock Exchange, the Financial Regulatory Authority, and MCDR.

ZH has handled the majority of Egypt’s IPOs, dual listings, and GDRs under Regulation S and Rule 144A, and has played a leading role in launching MTOs and executing most securitization and bond transactions in Egypt. The Firm also excels in incorporating and restructuring investment funds and providing ongoing legal support for their management and operations. Over the years, ZH has advised on numerous capital increases, IPOs, private placements, and bond issuances involving both cash injections and debt-to-equity conversions.

Recent work highlights:

Advising...

  • IPOs: eFinance, BPE Holding for Financial Investments, M.M. Group for Industry and International Trade, Raya Contact Center, Egypt Foods, Orascom Construction, Talaat Moustafa Group, Palm Hills Development...
  • The 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 13th securitizations by CORPLEASE
  • The joint lead managers in all issuances and updates of Egypt’s USD 40 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme
  • Compass Capital and CI Capital Holding in establishing C3 Capital Fund - Egypt’s first EGP 3 bn. PIPE fund to invest in publicly traded companies

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Capital Markets - Egypt

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What the Team is Known For

Zaki Hashem is a well-established Egyptian law firm which fields a much-admired capital markets team. It provides a wealth of advice on high-value issuances, with experience counselling on IPOs, follow-on offerings and capital increases. The team demonstrates exceptional regulatory expertise, often representing listed companies in appearances before Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority. The team is also well-regarded for its strong capabilities in debt matters, assisting clients with bond issuances and securitisations.

Work Highlights

  • Zaki Hashem assisted CORPLEASE with a securitisation valued at more than EGP3.1 billion.

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Notable Practitioners

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Yasser Hashem
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Yasser Hashem
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Eminent Practitioners

Yasser Hashem is managing partner of Zaki Hashem & Partners and enjoys a considerable standing in the Egyptian market. He is frequently engaged by international clients to advise on high-profile transactional work, including capital markets matters.

Yasser Hashem provides superb creative solutions and commercial awareness.

Helal El Hossary
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Helal El Hossary
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Helal El Hossary heads the capital markets group at Zaki Hashem & Partners and is regularly involved in some of the largest transactions in Egypt. His practice encompasses a wide range of matters within the capital markets field, including securitisation and capital increase mandates.

Helal is one of the best legal minds I've ever dealt with. He has great knowledge.

Helal El Hossary has super knowledge of the Egyptian legal and regulatory landscape, with a very strong network.

Ragia Omran
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Ragia Omran
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Ragia Omran is of counsel at Zaki Hashem & Partners, where she heads the banking and finance team. She is frequently called upon to advise international financial institutions in their capacity as underwriters on high-profile debt issuances, including those by the Arab Republic of Egypt.

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Capital Markets

Yasser Hashem
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Yasser Hashem
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Eminent Practitioners
Helal El Hossary
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Helal El Hossary
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Ragia Omran
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Ragia Omran
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