Practice Areas:
Corporate and M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
Arabic
English
French
Biography
Mohamed is a Partner at Matouk Bassiouny, Head of Corporate and M&A UAE and FinTech ECVC. He has extensive experience in finance and technology and a combined knowledge when it comes to FinTech and venture capital. Mohamed also advises on commercial, M&A, and capital market transactions. He advised on a variety of complex FinTech and M&A deals and assisted the biggest players in the FinTech and venture capital industry ranging from local, regional, multinational, and international clients.
Recent matter / case highlights
- Represented MoneyFellows Technologies Holding Limited, a company based in the UK, as lead counsel in its Pre-Series A, Series A, Pre-Series B and Series B fundraising rounds against Partech Africa SLP, Sawari Ventures, Proparco, British International Investment and others, with a total investment amount of up to USD 40 million.
- Represented Lucky App, as co-counsel with Wilson Sonsini, in its Series A investment round against PayU, Nclude, Arzan VC, Endeavors Catalysts and others, with a total investment amount of up to USD 25 million.
- Advised an Egyptian investment bank on the setup of a direct investment limited partnership company (GP/LP) with a targeted volume of EGP 2 billion.
- Advised MoneyFellows over a four-year period on the regulatory framework of FinTech in Egypt and successfully reached an unprecedented agreement with the Central Bank of Egypt to legalize the status of its activities.
- Represented Tarek Nour Group on its day-to-day advertising and media agreements, including advice relating to the production of talk shows and potential short movies.
Key practice areas
- Capital Markets: Debt
- Capital Markets: Equity
- Financial Services Regulatory
- Investment Funds
- M&A
- Private Equity
- Private Equity Funds
- Restructuring and Insolvency
Sector expertise
- Financial Services
- Investment Management
- Media
- Technology and Telecommunications
Education / Alumni
- UK Bar Exam, Kaplan QLTS (London, England), 2021
- Corporate Finance Diploma, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels, Belgium), 2017
- Masters’ Degree in International and European Business Law, Trade and Tax, Panthéon Sorbonne University (IDAI Cairo), 2017
- Bachelor of Law, Cairo University, 2016
- Bachelor of Law, Université Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne (IDAI Cairo), 2015
- Social Psychology and Profiling Diploma, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels, Belgium), 2015
Association / Network Memberships
- Solicitors Regulation Authority – Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Bar Admissions
- Egyptian Bar Association
Address:
Tel:+971 54 332 9005
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Website:matoukbassiouny.com
United Arab Emirates