Omar Farid
Alliance Law Firm - EgyptThe corporate, commercial and M&A practice at Alliance Law Firm - Egypt is well known for its capacity to handle restructurings, joint ventures, privatisations and share redemptions, as well as complex capital market transactions. Founding partner Ashraf Abou Elkheir is a key contact in a practice that has diversified its sector expertise, acting for significant clients in the industrial, insurance, fintech, manufacturing and real estate fields. Omar Farid is also a highly experienced lawyer who assists various local and multinational clients with capital markets and M&A transactions.
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Key clients
- Titan Egypt
- Acrow Misr
- Industrial Engineering Company For Construction And Developments Icon
- Bidayat
- Alturki Holding
- Lord International
- Beymen
- Spice Kingdom
- Intercement Group
- Mashreq Trading
- Alsara Investment Group
- Ezz Elarab Motors
- Bupa Global
- Lafarge Group
- Kellogg's Middle East
- Ezz Steel
- Seha Tech
- Flsmidth
- Pirelli Egypt
- Ekatterra
- Hanburg Sud Egypt & Tabadol Shipping Company
- Harmonica
- Grand Circle
- Dolphinus
- Tatweer Misr
- Samir And Aly
- Pharma Overseas
- Glint Consulting
- Aura Egypt
- Westcon
- Lesaffre
- Abco Group
- Okhtein
- Mansoura For Resins And Chemical Industries
- Aboughaly Motors
- Adnoc
- Medmark
- Catalyst Partners
- Tbs – The Bakery Shop
Work highlights
- Advised the winning US consortium (Global Ventures Group, Oxford Capital Group, LLC and Al Otaiba Investment Company) on its negotiations with the Sovereign Fund of Egypt to develop and repurpose the Tahrir Complex.
- Advised Amlak Finance Egypt (a group company of Amlak Finance PJSC), the leading UAE Islamic finance firm, in relation to the divestment of real estate assets for a transaction value of EGP 1.28 billion.
- Advised Alsara Investment Group on partnering with CVC Capital Partners for the acquisition of Unilever’s tea business Ekaterra (Lipton Tea), valued at €4.5 Billion.
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Ashraf Abou Elkheir, Omar Farid