Helal El Hossary, Partner, joined ZH in 2000 and is presently Head of Capital Markets & Corporate Procedures. He focuses his practice on Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Securitizations, and non-banking financial entities. He renders general legal opinions to clients on both corporate and commercial matters, supervises the procedures of companies’ incorporation as related to capital market and investment laws, and handles the amendments of companies’ statutory documents.
In addition to having undertaken a large number of mandatory tender offers (MTOs), initial public offerings (IPOs), and other private equity matters, Helal represented numerous clients in commercial, labor, civil, and tax lawsuits. He is also well versed in drafting memoranda and related research – as well as the different types of contracts (shareholders agreement, SPA, joint ventures, etc.).
With over 24 years of experience, selected examples of his legal expertise include:
- Advising Noqood Holding in the conversion of Kashnow SAE Company to be a Financial Non-Banking Company practicing the SMEs activity. (2024)
- Advising B Investments Holding in the ca. EGP 1.88 billion acquisition of up to 90% of Orascom Financial Holding through Mandatory Tender Offer. (2024)
- Advising on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 13th Securitization Bond Issuances by CORPLEASE. (2016 / 2023)
- Advising Aman Financial Services SAE and Aman Consumer Finance SAE in the Securitization Bond Issuance of EGP 1.147 billion. (2023)
- Advising Aman Financial Services SAE and Aman Consumer Finance SAE in the EGP 859 million Securitization Bond Issuance. (2023)
- Advising Service Paradise “Sherif Hweidak & Partners” in the Conversion from a partnership Company to a Joint Stock Company with the Book Value. (2023)
- Advising Al Ahly Capital Holding Company and Banque Misr in Banque Du Caire’s acquisition of 10% of the capital shares of IBAG (Western Union). (2022)
- Advising Basata Financial Holding SAE in the EGP 60 million Capital Increase (cash injection). (2022)
- Acting as the sole legal counsel in the capital increase of Otis Elevator Egypt SAE with an amount of EGP 37 million. (2022)
- Advising Avanz Capital (United States) and a group of state-owned banks led by the National Bank of Egypt) in establishing Avanz Manara for Direct Investment – an Egyptian vehicle investing in small and medium enterprises to be the first company with a GP/LP structure working in this field. (2022)
- Advising Evergrow in the incorporation of CFC For Feed & Chemicals SAE (free zone company) with an amount of USD 100 million. (2022)
- Advising the consortium comprising Limevest Partners Healthcare Services LLC and Tawasol Holdings SAE in the Mandatory Tender Offer on up to 100% of Alexandria Medical Services (New Medical Center). (2022)
- Advising the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr in the sale of their combined stake of 10% in IBAG SAE to Banque du Cairo. (2022)
- Advising the Egyptian banks in the incorporation of Avanz Manara and act as the Legal Advisor for the Company. (2022)
- Advising on the IPO of Macro Group Pharma on the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX). (2022)
- Advising the consortium comprising ALDAR and ADQ in the Mandatory Tender Offer on up to 90% of SODIC. (2021)
- Advising B Investments in the acquisition of the Egyptian IVH Center. (2021)
- Advising Raya in the sale of 100% of shares of its subsidiary “BariQ” for Advanced Industries SAE. (2021)
- Advising on the IPO of eFinance on the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX). (considered as the largest IPO since 2005 and eFinance is the first Company offered within the Governmental IPO Program). (2021)
- Advising on the IPO of Macro on the EGX. (2021)
- Advising NI Capital and Post for Investments in the incorporation of El Masreya for Investment Services. (2021)
- Advising the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr in the acquisition of 40% of IBAG. (2020)
- Advising Ebtikar in the acquisition of Tamweel Group. (2019)
- Restructuring the investment arm of Al Ahly Capital Holding Companies ‘ACH’ (an affiliate of the National Bank of Egypt). (2019)
- Advising on the IPO of Fawry Banking and Payment Technology Services on the EGX. (2019)
- Advising on the establishment and licensing of the Education Charity Fund (an affiliate of Misr El-Kheir Foundation). (2019)
- Advising on the establishment and licensing of the National Investment Charity Fund for Education (an affiliate of the National Investment Bank) and acting as its legal advisor. (2019)
- Advising the Development Fund (an affiliate of the Housing and Development Bank) on the establishment and all licensing procedures relating to bond issuances. (2019)
- Advising on the IPO of B Investments on the EGX. (2018)
- Advising Egypt Kuwait Holding Company in the Mandatory Tender Offer on up to 100% of Delta Insurance Company. (2018)
- Advising Mondi in the in the Mandatory Tender Offer on up to 100% of the National Company for Papers. (2018)
- Advising Madinet Nasr for Housing and Development in the establishment of a Global Depository Receipts Program for Trading on the London Stock Exchange. (2018)
- Advising Arabia Cotton Ginning Company in its listing on the EGX and its split from the Arab Company for Asset Management and Development and. (2017)
- Advising on the IPO of Raya Contact Center on the EGX. (2017)
- Advising on the split and IPO of M.M. Group for Industry and International Trade (MTI) on the EGX. (2017)
- Advising Majid Al Futtaim for Real Estate Egypt on the split of City Centre Almaza. (2016)
- Advising on the 1st Securitization Bond Issuance by Marseilia. (2016)
- Advising Omega for Real Estate Development LTD. in its acquisition of a 20% stake in Marseilia Almasreia Al Khalegeya Real Estate Investment (MAAL) through a Voluntary Tender Offer. (2015)
- Advising Misr Cement Company’s (Qena) in its EGP 1 billion acquisition of ASEC Minya Cement and ASEC Ready Mix (both affiliates to Qalaa Holding). (2015)
IFLR1000 ranked Helal as “Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer” in the Capital Markets and M&A practices for the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Chambers and Partners ranked him as Band 1 Lawyer in Capital Markets in 2024. He had ranked as Band 2 Lawyer in Capital Markets in 2022 and 2023.
He is member of the Egyptian Bar Association, was admitted before the Court of Cassation in 2018, and is proficient in Arabic and English. He is also member of the Egyptian Society of International Law and the Egyptian Capital Market Association (ECMA).
Helal has achieved the LL.B. from Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Law in the year 2000.
