MHR & Partners in association with White & Case LLP
Client SatisfactionMHR & Partners in association with White & Case LLP’s project development and finance team is lauded for its 'solid knowledge and deep understanding of the market practice'. The group regularly acts for a client base of leading Egyptian corporates, financial institutions and government entities. Project finance expert Ziad Gadalla is very experienced in assisting with matters in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors; he co-heads the practice with Sherief Rashed, who fields expertise in Islamic financing transactions, and Tarek Mohanna, who acts on projects in the petrochemical sector.
Testimonials
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‘Demonstrating a solid knowledge and deep understanding of the market practice, the team showed remarkable practicality to successfully close the transaction within a very tight timeframe. ’
Key clients
- National Authority for Tunnels (NAT)
- Zakher Marine International
- ADES Group
- Carbon Holdings
- Tahrir Petrochemicals Company
- Egypt Hydrocarbon Corporation (EHC)
- Sixth of October for Real Estate and Development (Sodic)
- Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (Ethydco)
- TCI Sanmar
- African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank)
- Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
- CI Capital
- NI Capital
- EFG Hermes
- HSBC
- Commercial International Bank
- Banque Misr
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Arab Petroleum Investments Cooperation
- Arab African International Bank
- Mediterranean Energy Partners
Work highlights
- Advised the Egyptian government, represented by the National Authority for Tunnels, on the award of the contract for the operation and maintenance of Egypt's first high-speed rail network to Deutsche Bahn and El Sewedy Electric.
- Advised ZMI Holdings on its sale by Hassan El Ali to ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi government's energy and petrochemicals holding company.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ziad Gadalla, Tarek Mohanna, Sherief Rashed