Client feedback
“He has an in-depth legal knowledge and good articulation skills. He gives a number of practical solutions borne out of understanding of the business.”
Biography
Omar S. Bassiouny is a Founding Partner of Matouk Bassiouny and heads the Corporate and M&A practice group. He also leads the firm's private equity sector. He is consistently ranked among the top practitioners in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions, with extensive experience in public and private M&A transactions and capital markets matters.
Recent matter / case highlights
- Advised Mubadala Petroleum as local counsel on the acquisition of a 10% stake in the Shorouk concession in Egypt’s Zohr gas field. Transaction value: USD 934 million.
- Advised Hassan Allam Holding on its acquisition of 60% of the shares of Power Generation Engineering and Services Company S.A.E. Transaction value: EGP 420 million.
- Advised AfricInvest on its acquisition of a minority stake in Arrow Holding, a regional HR technology and staffing group operating across Africa and the Middle East, through AfricInvest Fund IV.
- Advised Admaius Capital Partners and the founders of Parkville Holding B.V. and its subsidiaries on the sale of a majority stake in a leading Egyptian cosmeceutical business to Adenia Partners.
- Advised Cairo 3A on the public takeover of the National Company for Maize Products (NCMP). Transaction value: EGP 1.47 billion.
Key practice areas
- M&A
- Private Equity
Education / Alumni
- Bachelor of Arts in Public and International Law, American University Cairo (1998)
- Licence en Droit, Cairo University (1999)
Association / Network Memberships
- American Chamber of Commerce
- Egyptian Private Equity Association
- British Egyptian Business Association
- Egyptian Junior Business Association
Bar Admissions
- Egyptian Bar Association
