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MBH advises Salcef on 25-year partnership with ENR and TLC to develop Egypt’s railways

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) served as legal counsel to Salcef Group S.p.A. (“Salcef”)
21 January 2025
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MBH advises Salcef on 25-year partnership with ENR and TLC to develop Egypt’s railways

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) served as legal counsel to Salcef Group S.p.A. (“Salcef”)
20 January 2025
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MBH successfully defends Libby’s trademark infringements in Egypt

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy’s (“MBH”) IP litigation team successfully obtained a favorable court judgment for Libby’s, one of the most well-known brands of quality products, in a dispute before the State Council Courts concerning the cancellation of several registrations that constituted an infringement of their globally well-known, highly valuable, trademark. The court ruled to revoke all trademark registrations deemed to be counterfeit in Egypt, affirmed that Libby’s trademark is recognized as a well-known trademark, and confirmed its legal protection under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and National Law. The MBH team that handled this case consisted of Dr. Mohamed Shehata (Partner and Head of Litigation), Ali Abdullah (Partner and Head of Tax Litigation), and Hamada Farahat (Associate). Dr. Shehata commented on this achievement, saying: “This victory reflects our firm’s steadfast commitment to protecting our client's intellectual property rights, highlighting our extensive expertise in managing complex legal disputes, as our firm has secured numerous victories and legal precedents in highly intricate intellectual property matters.” For more about Matouk Bassiouny, check out our website at https://matoukbassiouny.com/.
17 January 2025
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MBH advises B.Tech on their EGP 1.56 billion securitization transaction

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to B.Tech for Trade and Distribution S.A.E. (“B.Tech”) in connection with an EGP 1,560,500,000 securitization transaction.
06 January 2025
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MBH advises Tasaheel on their EGP 5.050 billion securitization transaction

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Tasaheel for Financing S.A.E. (“Tasaheel”) in connection with an EGP 5.050 billion securitization transaction.
02 January 2025
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MBH advises Al Mansour Automotive on establishing their new automotive manufacturing facility in Egypt

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead legal counsel to Al Mansour Automotive Group
02 January 2025
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MBH advises Al Ahly Tamkeen on their EGP 760 million securitization transaction

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Al Ahly Capital Holding – Tamkeen S.A.E. (“Al Ahly Tamkeen”) in connection with an EGP 760 million securitization transaction.
02 January 2025
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MBH advises Africa50 on its 42.9% stake acquisition in Raya Data Center S.A.E.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel, along with Herbert Smith Freehills,
17 December 2024
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MBH advises a syndicate of banks on an EGP 5 billion syndicated loan to NERIC

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to a syndicate of banks comprising the National Bank of Egypt (“NBE”),
16 December 2024
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MBH advises Beltone on its JVA with CRIF to launch Egypt’s second credit rating agency

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead legal counsel to Beltone Capital (“Beltone”)
16 December 2024
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MBH advises Zahran Market on its 40% stake sale to Ezdehar Management

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) served as legal counsel to Zahran Market in connection with the sale of its remaining 40% stake to Ezdehar Management,
26 November 2024
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MATOUK BASSIOUNY RECEIVES SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR NORTH AFRICA AT THE PEA AWARDS 2024

A couple of days ago at the 12th Private Equity Africa (“PEA”) award ceremony,
26 November 2024
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MBH advises a syndication of prominent banks on an EGP 4.35 billion syndicated loan to Saudi Egyptian Developers

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to syndication of prominent banks in connection with an EGP 4,350,000,000 syndicated medium-term financing granted by a collaboration of top financial institutions,
25 November 2024
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MBH advises Tasaheel on their EGP 3.919 billion securitization transaction

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Tasaheel for Financing S.A.E. (“Tasaheel”) in connection with an EGP 3.919 billion social sustainability securitization transaction.
05 November 2024
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MBH advises CIB, NBE and Other Banks on an EGP 7 billion syndicated financing granted to Ora Developers

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy acted as the legal counsel to a syndication of four Egyptian banks led by Commercial International Bank (“CIB”),
28 October 2024
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MBH advises AXA Egypt on its Partnership with Post for Investment to Establish Egypt’s First Micro Insurance Company

We are pleased to announce that 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 the new unified insurance law
28 October 2024
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MBH advises Connect Money on securing its license from the CBE

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Connect Money,
10 September 2024
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MBH advises Tasaheel on their EGP 3.831 billion securitization transaction

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Tasaheel for Financing S.A.E. (“Tasaheel”) in connection with an EGP 3.831 billion social sustainability securitization transaction.
29 August 2024
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MBH advises Halan on two securitization transactions amounting to EGP 2.790 billion

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Halan for Consumer Finance S.A.E. (“Halan”) in connection with an EGP 1.171 billion and an EGP 1.619 billion securitization transactions.
29 August 2024
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Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy advises Noatum Maritime on its acquisition of a majority stake in Safina B.V.

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to Noatum Maritime S.L.U (“Noatum”) – a leading multinational group in transport and logistics services,
27 August 2024
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MBH advises Otsuka on CIB’s exit from EOP

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Otsuka Holdings (“Otsuka”),
27 August 2024
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Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy advises Lucky One on its USD 3 million funding round

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead transactional legal counsel to Lucky One,
09 August 2024
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MBH advises Act Financial on completing the first IPO in Egypt since 2022 valued at EGP 1.04 billion

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the lead legal counsel to Act Financial in connection with completing its EGP 1.04 billion IPO,
31 July 2024
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MBH advises Belmazad on its strategic partnership with Banque Misr

We are thrilled to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy ("MBH") acted as the legal counsel to Belmazad - Egypt’s first digital public auction platform - in connection with its strategic partnership with Banque Misr, who is the lead investor.
11 July 2024
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MBH successfully secures a favorable CRCICA ad-hoc arbitral award for one of the largest master developers in the Red Sea

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) Arbitration Group has successfully secured a favorable ad-hoc arbitral award in an arbitration hosted by CRCICA for one of the largest master developers in the Red Sea.
03 July 2024
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MBH advises on 5 aviation transactions worth millions of dollars

We are delighted to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy’s (“MBH”) Aviation team acted as the Egyptian legal counsel to World Star Aviation and ST Engineering Aerospace Resources Pte. Ltd. ("ST Engineering”) in connection with leasing an Airbus model A320-214 aircraft to Air Cairo and leasing an Airbus model A320-232 P2F to Sky Vision respectively,
21 May 2024
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MBH advises Valstar Investment on the entire stake sale in Valstar and Kemipharm

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the international legal counsel to Valstar Investment in connection with the sale of the entire stake in Luxembourg-based Valstar S.A. (“Valstar”),
13 May 2024
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MBH advises ZCP on its investment in Solva

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the international legal counsel to ZCP, an investment firm backed by the Sawiris family,
22 March 2024
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Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy advises Touma Company on the EGP 435 million MTO on Dice

We are pleased to announce that Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as the legal counsel to Touma Company for Commercial and Industrial Investments (“Toma Company”) – in alliance with Mr. Majid Samir Touma in connection in submitting a mandatory tender offer on 90% of the total shares of Dice Readymade Clothes Company LLC’ (“Dice”).
22 March 2024
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Matouk Bassiouny welcomes Head of Korea Desk and signs an MOU with BKL

We are delighted to announce the launch of our Korea desk and the joining of Ms. Jiyoung Bae as Partner and Head of Korea Desk.
21 March 2024
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