Amira Sherif

Practice Areas

• Asset Finance

• Banking & Finance

• Capital Markets

• Corporate / M&A

• Islamic Finance

• Islamic Mudarbah

• Project Finance

• Structured Finance/ Securitization

• Refinancing

• Real estate, asset, and trade financing

• Acquisition financing

• Murabha financing

Career

• 2018-Present: Senior Partner - Head of Banking & Finance Department, Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors

• 2010-2017: Partner - Head of Banking & Finance Department, Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors

• 2008-2009: Senior Associate, Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors

• 2003-2008: Senior Associate, Garana Law Firm

• 2002-2003: Public Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice, Arab Republic of Egypt

• 1999-2002: Assistant Legal Counsel – BNP Paribas

Professional Memberships

Egyptian Bar Association

Personal

Career overview

Mrs. Amira Sherif is a Senior Partner and head of the Banking & Finance department at Sarie Eldin & Partners Legal Advisors. With over two decades of experience, Amira has established herself as a leading figure in banking, corporate finance, and capital markets, and she has advised on some of the most complex financial transactions in Egypt, working with major banks, corporations, and government entities.

Amira Sherif’s expertise extends to various areas of financial law, including asset finance, Islamic finance, project finance, structured finance, securitisation, real estate finance, trade finance, and acquisition finance. Amira has extensive experience in structuring, drafting and negotiating syndicated loan agreements, project finance arrangements, management, and corporate transactions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while mitigating legal and financial risks.

She is also responsible for drafting standard banking agreements and forms for top tier banks working in the Egyptian market and ensuring their implementation, in addition to drafting the relevant policies of new banking products for multinational banks.

Clients

Clients

• Talaat Mostafa Group (TMG)

• Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

• National Bank of Egypt (NBE)

• Banque Misr

• Next Bank

• Commercial International Bank (CIB)

• Etisalat Misr SAE

• Ezz Steel SAE

• Camel Ventures for Investments SAE

Work Highlights

Work Highlights

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Advised Arab Company for Development in relation to 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”, with a value of EGP 4.2 Billion.

 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”, with a value of EGP 5.2 Billion.

 Advised Talaat Moustafa Group re. the Sale Agreement and Development, Operating and Investment Assets Agreement up to EGP 7.4 Billion between its subsidiary (the Arab Co. for Projects and Urban Development) and Rawasi for Urban Development.

 Advising the syndication of Commercial international Bank-Egypt “ CIB, First Abu Dhabi Bank-Egypt, Al Baraka Bank-Egypt, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt “ ADCB”, Export Development Bank of Egypt, Housing and Development Bank, and Industrial Development Bank to grant a medium term revolving up to EGP 9 Billion to Madinet Misr for Housing and Development Company, one of the most important Companies in the field of “ Real Estate Development” to finance and support the cash flow for the Projects “ Taj City” and “ Saray”.

 Advising Banque Misr, Al Baraka Bank, and Suez Canal Bank regarding a syndicated long term facility with a value of USD 108 Million provided to MAFI for Agriculture Produce Industries Company to Design, develop, constructing, implementing, commissioning and operating a large-scale diversified export-oriented fruit and vegetables processing complex located in Sadat City in Egypt.

 Advised Camel Ventures for Investments SAE in relation to a proposed investment in NowPay Company for Software and Payroll Systems Development S.A.E. with a value 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.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Egypt

Languages Spoken

Languages

• Arabic (Native)

• French (Fluent)

• English (Fluent)

Education

Awards