Shalakany acted as local counsel alongside lead counsel Slaughter and May for Anglogold Ashanti in its acquisition of Centamin which closed on 22 November 2024. Centamin is an established gold producer, whose flagship tier 1 asset is the Sukari gold mine, Egypt’s largest and first modern gold mine and one of the world’s largest producing mines. […]
Adsero advised Ezdehar Management (Ezdehar), an Egypt-based private equity firm, on the full acquisition of the food retailer Zahran Market, advised by Matouk Bassiouny after purchasing the remaining 40% stake. This deal marks
Deal & transactions
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Squire Patton Boggs with Taaleem on acquisiton
Squire Patton Boggs advises Taaleem Holdings on the acquisition of Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan School (LLFP Meydan) in Dubai. Taaleem is one of the largest K-12 premium education providers in the UAE. LLFP
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Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
MBH on syndicated EGP 4.35 billion loan to developer
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (MBH) acted as legal counsel to a syndication of banks in connection to an EGP 4,35 billion syndicated loan. The institutions involved include First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr, Emirates NBD Egypt, Abu
K&A advised Bawan Company in the acquisition of the totality of Petronash Holding Limited and its subsidiaries across multiple jurisdictions, including KSA, UAE, Qatar, Oman, and India. This acquisition aims to strengthen Bawan’
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Egypt
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Amr&Partners with Abu Dhabi Tourism Investment
Amr&Partners acted as legal advisors to Abu Dhabi Tourism Investment Company in preparing and negotiating the management agreement with French hospitality firm Accor. The deal will lead to a USD 100 million investment in
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Egypt
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Helmy Hamza&Partners Baker McKenzie with Banque Misr
Helmy Hamza&Partners Baker McKenzie acted as lender’s counsel for Banque Misr. The legal firm’s role relates to the financing of Egyptian real estate developer Landmark Developments (“LDM”). Banque Misr, Egbank, and
King & Spalding has successfully advised Driven Properties on its acquisition of Emaar Square Building 3 in Downtown Dubai, marking a major addition to its commercial property portfolio. The transaction, valued at AED505 million ($137.4 million), is
King & Spalding has advised Enersol, a joint venture between ADNOC Drilling Company and Alpha Dhabi Holding, in its acquisition of a 95% stake in Deep Well Services (DWS), a leading U.S.-based provider of
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead legal counsel to AXA Egypt in connection with its strategic partnership agreement with Post for Investment to establish Egypt’s first microinsurance company in line with
