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Mahmoud S. Bassiouny

Work Department

Finance & Projects

Position

Regional Managing Partner and Group Head of Finance & Projects

Career

Mahmoud S. Bassiouny is the Regional Managing Partner of Matouk Bassiouny and heads the Finance & Projects practice group and heads the firm’s energy &water and public procurement sectors. He has over 20 years of experience in trade and project finance and in the Energy and Infrastructure sectors. Earning him the trust of international commercial banks, export credit agencies and major players in the energy industry. He has excellent working relationships with conventional and Islamic financiers working in Egypt.

Mahmoud’s practice focuses on engaging and catering to clients that are primarily project/finance-centric. He also advises on the strengths and weaknesses of local security available to lenders in the Egyptian market. This advice may serve any client in any field such as those pertaining to but not limited to oil & gas, energy, lenders, consultancy firms, public and private parties.

Languages

Arabic, English and French

Memberships

Egyptian Bar Association – Member

Egyptian Business Lawyers Association – Member

Association of International Petroleum Negotiators – Member

American Chamber of Commerce – Member

Canadian Chamber of Commerce – Member

Education

2004    University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne/ Institut du Droit des Affaires Internationales: Maitrise in Corporate Law.

2003    University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne/ Institut du Droit des Affaires Internationales: Licence in Corporate Law.

2002    University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne/ Institut du Droit des Affaires Internationales: DEUG Law.