Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors

• Founder and Managing Partner: Dr. Hani Sarie-Eldin

• Senior Partner: Amira Sherif

• Partner: Ihab Hamdy

• Number of Partners: 3

• Number of lawyers and Fee-Earners: 30

• Languages: Arabic, English and French

• Head Office: Cairo, Egypt.

Founded in 2007 by Dr. Hani Sarie Eldin, Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors is a distinguished law firm committed to delivering top-tier legal services to clients. The firm has built a strong reputation in the legal industry, offering comprehensive solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of its clients. The firm is recognized for providing legal advice to domestic and international clients, including financial institutions, multinational corporations and government entities.

Specializing in commercial transactions, the firm’s main areas of practice are capital markets, corporate (including establishing of companies, M&A, commercial, trade and employment), banking (including project finance, and Islamic finance), projects and energy, and dispute resolution.

Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors delivers high quality legal services through its expert led-teams ensuring commercially viable solutions to complex legal matters.

Capital Markets

Led by Dr. Hani Sarie-Eldin, [email protected]

• Recent Work:

1. Advised Talaat Moustafa Group on restructuring its tourism division and the acquisition by a subsidiary of ADNEC of a 40.5% stake in ICON UK, which owns several luxury hotels in Egypt, for USD 850M.
2. Advised Talaat Moustafa Group - Saudi Real Estate Development Company and the National Housing Company with regard to a development agreement for El Forsan Land(“Banan Project”).

• Key clients: Talaat Moustafa Group, Hetero Labs Limited.

Banking & Finance

Led by Mrs. Amira Sherif, [email protected]

• Recent Work:

1. Advised Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Egypt, on a syndicated Islamic Mudarabah facility of EGP 2 billion for Giza Systems S.A.E. and a syndicated Islamic Mudarbah facility of EGP 820 M to VAS Integrated Solutions.
2. Advised Arab Company for Development (a subsidiary of TMG) on a co-development agreement with First Design Co. for Urban Development, valued at EGP 5.2 billion.
3. Advised Next Bank “NTX Bank” and Egyptian Gulf Bank “EG Bank” in the credit facility with a value of EGP 370 Million to finance the Startup “Sylndr” an e-commerce Platform specialized in the used Cars Market in Egypt.
4. Advised Etisalat Misr with regard to a syndicated medium-term facility with the value of 150 million USD for the purpose of Financing and Purchasing “5G License” to operate mobile phone services in Egypt.
5. Represented Port Venice for Tourism Development in a syndicated short term bridge facility of up to 990 Million EGP with AAIB (as the Facility Agent) and FAB Misr.
6. Advised Arab Company for Development in an agreement with Misr Abu Dhabi Company for Real Estate Investment, a subsidiary of local banks, in relation to a real estate co-development project “Office Park Project”, value of EGP 4.2 Billion.
7. Advised Arab Company for Development in relation to an agreement with First Design Co. for Urban Development, a subsidiary of local banks, in relation to a real estate co-development project “Office Park Project” of EGP 5.2 Billion.
8. Advised Talaat Moustafa Group re. the Sale Agreement andDevelopment, Operating and Investment Assets Agreementup to EGP 7.4 Billion between its subsidiary (the Arab Co. for Projects and Urban Development) and Rawasi for Urban Development.
9. Advised Camel Ventures for Investments SAE in relation to a proposed investment in NowPay Company for Software and Payroll Systems Development S.A.E. of EGP 40 Million and an Investment Financing Agreement with Moneyfellows for IT and Project Management S.A.E. with a value of EGP 45 Million.

• Key clients: National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Suez Canal Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Commercial International Bank, Etisalat Misr SAE, Ezz Steel SAE, and Talaat Moustafa Group, Camel Ventures for Investments SAE.

Litigation

Led by Mr. Ihab Hamdy, [email protected]

• Recent Work:

1. Successfully represented Concord International and Mr. Mohammed Saleh Younisin a dispute re. partnership agreement amounting EGP 50 million against Mr. Mohammed Al-Mamoun Al-Gohary.
2. Successfully secured a settlement agreement in favor of the Egyptian Investment Company regarding a dispute with the Egyptian Financial Company, amounting to EGP 300 million.
3. Successfully obtained a judgment in favor of Egyptian Mud Engineering and Chemicals Company (EMEC)in a tax dispute against Minister of Finance amounting USD 5.2 million.

• Key clients: Concord International, Talaat Mostafa Group, Egyptian Investment Company, Egyptian Mud Engineering and Chemicals Company, Sigma for Pharmaceutical Industries, and Egypt Kuwait Holding – EKH.

• Egypt: Cairo (Head Office)