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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Notable practitioner
Bar Admissions:
Egypt
Practice Areas:
Corporate and M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
Arabic
English
Biography

Ms. El-Nahal is a Partner in the Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Group at Zulficar & Partners Law Firm. With over sixteen years of legal practice, she is a distinguished advisor specializing in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private placements, corporate restructurings, debt settlements, business and asset transfers, and complex multiparty agreements. Recognized for her exceptional drafting and negotiation skills, 

Ms. El-Nahal provides strategic counsel to multinational corporations, sovereign funds, and regional conglomerates across diverse sectors, including healthcare, education, energy, telecommunications, and retail.
 
Ms. El-Nahal has been instrumental in executing some of the region’s most significant corporate transactions, earning a reputation as a trusted dealmaker and problem solver. Her expertise in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and delivering innovative solutions has earned her recognition as a "Notable Practitioner" by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR).

Recent matter/case highlights
  • Advised Cleopatra Hospital Company in the acquisition of Bedaya through a business and asset transfer.
  • Advised Sika in the successful EGP 500,000,000 mandatory tender offer launched by its Egyptian entity Sika Egypt on Modern Waterproofing Company.
  • Advised Cairo for Real Estate and Investment (CIRA) in the EGP 100,000,000 acquisition of a majority stake in the British Columbia Canadian School.
  • Advised Cairo for Real Estate and Investment (CIRA) in the EGP 350,000,000 partnership with the Sovereign Fund of Egypt to invest in education in Egypt.
  • Advised B.TECH shareholders in the EGP 350,000,000 private placement of a 33% stake to Development Partners International (DPI).
Association/network memberships
  • Foreign Lawyers at Georgetown, 2014
  • Egyptian Bar Association, 2008
Academic qualifications
  • LL.M., Georgetown University, 2014
  • Bachelor of Laws, Cairo University, 2008
Bar admissions
  • Egyptian Bar Association - 2008
Address:
Cairo
Tel:+2 02 24-612-134 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://zulficarpartners.com/profiles/rana-el-nahal/