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Key contacts
Founding Partner; Group Head of Corporate and M&A: Omar S. Bassiouny
Founding Partner; Group Head of Dispute Resolution: F. John Matouk
Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A UAE and FinTech ECVC: Mohamed Essam Sid-Ahmed
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

230+

Number of partners

33

Network memberships

GGI, TerraLex

Languages

Arabic, English, French, Korean

Key practice areas
Financial and corporate
M&A
Firm overview

Our UAE lawyers are experts in advising on all aspects of UAE law. Our Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices are also well-placed to provide local legal support across the GCC.

We advise both local and international companies on a full range of issues from contentious and non-contentious corporate and commercial matters, including major product work, establishing and conducting business across the Emirates, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, employment matters, property, distributions and franchise arrangements.

Key transactional practices
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Competition
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Project bonds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
Address:
Office 601, Maze Tower
Sheik Zayed Road
Dubai
P.O. box 71424
Tel:+(971) 4289 2159 Fax:+(971) 4330 1091 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.matoukbassiouny.com
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Matouk Bassiouny is a full-service law firm headquartered in Cairo founded by highly regarded lawyers, Omar S Bassiouny who is also the Group Head of Corporate and M&A, and F John Matouk who is the Group Head of Dispute Resolution. The firm established its branch offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 2018. The firm is an expert in advising on corporate and commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions. 

 

Highlights  

Matouk Bassiouny acted as lead counsel to Connect Money in connection with its USD 8 million seed funding round. The team, led by Mohamed Essam, advised on all aspects of the transaction, including structuring, negotiation, documentation, and closing. The deal closed in June 2024.  

The firm also acted as lead counsel to Synapse Analytics in connection with securing USD 2 million. The team was led by Mohamed Essam and was responsible for the funding round and handling all matters related to the transaction’s legal efficacy, negotiation, and closing. The transaction closed in August 2024.  

Of counsel Stefano Beghi joined the Corporate and M&A team from Seyfarth Shaw in May 2025.  

 

Key Clients  

Money Fellows; Spark Education Platform; Development Partners International; Beco Capital; Blnk 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC - M&A
2021-01-21
Matouk Bassiouny
Egypt
M&A
First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
Buyer
Orascom Investment Holding - Restructuring
2021-02-01
Matouk Bassiouny
Egypt
Restructuring
Mohamed Abd El Fattah, Tamer El Hennawy
Orascom Investment Holding
Insolvent entity
Swiss Cotton Garments Company - Secondary share offering
2021-01-01
Matouk Bassiouny
Egypt
Secondary share offering
Mohamed Abd El Fattah
Swiss Cotton Garments Company
Agent
Afaaq Fund - Secondary share offering
2020-12-01
Matouk Bassiouny
Egypt
Secondary share offering
Mohamed Abd El Fattah
Afaaq Fund
Agent
Act Financial - Secondary share offering
2020-11-01
Matouk Bassiouny
Egypt
Secondary share offering
Mohamed Abd El Fattah
Act Financial
Agent
Lift Slab Misr - Secondary share offering
2020-03-01
Matouk Bassiouny
Egypt
Secondary share offering
Mohamed Abd El Fattah
Lift Slab Misr
Agent
Arab International Bank - Financing
2020-06-12
Matouk Bassiouny
United Arab Emirates
Financing
Ahmed Ibrahim, May El Ghamry
Arab International Bank
Lender
Commercial International Bank - Financing
2020-11-23
Matouk Bassiouny
United Arab Emirates
Financing
Ahmed Ibrahim, May El Ghamry
Commercial International Bank
Lender
Allied Partners; Invest AD - Fund formation
2020-11-03
Matouk Bassiouny
United Arab Emirates
Fund formation
Ahmed Ibrahim, May El Ghamry
Allied Partners, Invest AD
Fund manager
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