Omar Fouda, Senior Associate, joined ZH in 2014 with a focus on Capital Market Law, General Corporate and Commercial procedures, mergers and acquisitions, due diligences, joint ventures, agency and distribution agreements, and labor issues. He has rendered general legal opinions to clients on both corporate and commercial matters and has undertaken the procedures of companies’ incorporation as related to investment law regimes – handling amendments of companies’ statutory documents and procedures, preparing required documents for incorporation, as well as opening and dealing with matters related to branches of foreign companies.
With 12 years of experience, selected examples of his legal practice include:
- 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 Noqood Holding in the conversion of Kashnow SAE Company to be a financial non-banking company practicing the SMEs activity. (2024)
- Advising CORPLEASE in its 13th Securitization Bond Issuance of EGP 3.177 billion. (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 Basata Financial Holding SAE in the EGP 60 million capital increase (cash injection). (2022)
- The incorporation of over 20 companies before GAFI such as Fawry for Micro-Finance, Ayady for Investment and Development, Elf Energy Solar Farm One SAE – among others. (2014 – to date)
- Advising Al Ahly Capital Holding on the new investment arm for NBE’s optimum structure and the incorporation of a holding company, a consulting company, and a microfinance company. (2021)
- Advising Eagle Chemicals in the conversion of the form of four of its companies into joint stock companies worth USD 100 million. (2021)
- Advising NI Capital Holding Company for Financial Investments and the National Post Authority in developing a system for the distribution of investment products through post offices. (2021)
- Advising CORPLEASE in its 10th Securitization Bond Issuance amounting to EGP 2,718,320 billion. (2020)
- Advising Vitas Egypt for Microfinance on the capital increase by credit balance process and execution. (2020)
- Undertaking the incorporation of a joint stock company fully owned by France’s RATP Group to provide operation and maintenance services for Line 3 of Cairo Metro to the Ministry of Transport and National Authority for Tunnels through a wholly owned Egyptian subsidiary. (2019/2020)
- Advising Misr El-Kheir Foundation in the establishment procedures of the Education Charity Fund before the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority, obtaining the Fund’s license for conducting its activity, as well as drafting the Fund’s prospectus. (2019)
- Advising the National Investment Charity Fund for Education and undertaking the establishment of the Fund and obtaining the activity license, as well as drafting, discussing and reviewing of the public subscription notice with the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority. (2019)
- Advising Mediterrania Capital Partners (Mauritius) Ltd, (MCP) in acquiring 26.6% of Cairo Scan Radiology & Labs SAE. (2018)
- Advising RAYA in its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). (2018)
- Advising on the acquisition of shares in Modern Waterproofing Company SAE through a Mandatory Tender Offer. (2017)
- Advising on the split of MTI Group. (2017)
- Preparing Articles of Association of different companies according to clients’ specific needs and expectations, undertaking the procedures of capital increase, split, capital currency conversions, sale of shares, and capital decrease of all types of companies before the competent authorities.
- Advising various companies working the microfinance field such as Tamweely for Microfinance, Vitas Egypt for Microfinance, and Fawry for Microfinance.
- Advising various foreign corporates in relation to setting up a local presence in Egypt, including structuring advice concerning the implementation of various agreements under Egyptian laws and regulations.
He is a member of the Egyptian Bar Association since 2014 and has been admitted before the Court of Appeal in 2022. He is proficient in Arabic and English. IFLR1000 ranked Omar as a Rising Star Lawyer in Capital Markets and M&A in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Omar achieved the LLB from Cairo University in 2012.
Email: Omar.Fouda@hashemlaw.com
