Mohamed Abdel Fattah
Mohamed Abdel Fattah
Partner, Head of Capital Markets
Mohamed Abdel Fattah is a Partner at Matouk Bassiouny and heads the Capital Markets practice group. he has 17 years of experience acquiring an in-depth understanding and proficiency in the Capital Markets sector in Egypt. He has worked as lead counsel to the issuer and/or underwriter on all initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Egyptian Stock Exchange as of 2006. While being qualified to practice before the Cairo Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest court. He was also the first to implement the listed shares price stabilization account. In 2018, Mohamed was registered as the first to register as the founding agent of companies in non-banking activities in Egypt by the Financial Regulatory Authority.
Referring to Mohamed, recent legal periodicals have stated:
Practice Focus
Mohamed specializes in securities-related transactions, bond issuance, IPOs, listings, De-listings, and dual securities listings, tax advisory, legal documentation, and financial closing. Which involves the Egyptian Exchange and The Financial Regulatory Authority experienced in corporate matters, capital markets transactions and litigation issues, promoting companies, IPO coverage.
Recent Rankings
Selected Recent Experience
- Representation of Expedition Investment consortium in connection with the MTO of a minority stake (32.9%) in Domty.
- Representation of Chimpe 1 Investment SPV RSC LTD, an entity affiliated with Chimera Investment LLC, in connection with the mandatory tender offer of a majority stake (56%) in Beltone Financial Holding SAE. Transaction value: EGP 384.8 million.
- Representation of Obour Land for Food Industries, as sole local counsel, in its initial public offering for a total valuation of EGP 774 million.
- Representation of Sarwa Capital in connection with an International public offering intended to finance a capital increase and partial exit of some of its major shareholders. Transaction value is EGP 2 billion.
- Representation of Egyptian investment bank CI Capital on the listing of 246.9 million ordinary shares on the Egyptian Stock Exchange, representing 43.6% of its capital. Transaction value: EGP 2 billion.
- Representation of Raya Contact Center S.A.E. in the issuing of up to 48,994 existing ordinary shares representing 48.99% of the company’s outstanding share capital. Transaction value: exceeds EGP 800 million.
- Representation of Ibn Sina – one of Egypt’s fastest-growing and second-largest distributor of pharmaceutical products - in an initial public offering of up to 269,381,625 ordinary shares. The offering represents approximately 40% of the total share capital of the company and is distributed in two tranches, followed by a capital increase of up to 50 million shares specified to shareholders who sold their shares in the first offering.
- Representation of Egyptian Gulf Bank in its capital increase by trading the right of the Egyptian Stock Exchange during the IPO.
- Representation Cleopatra Hospital - a leading hospital group in Egypt – in connection with its capital increase of EGP 700 million through private placement to the existing shareholders, along with a fully tradable rights issue.
- Representation of Arafa Holding and EFG-Hermes, the sole global coordinator and book-runner, on an IPO for a total valuation of USD 91 million.
- Representation of Porto Group Holding S.A.E. in connection with its demerger from Amer Group, a company listed on the Egyptian Exchange and on its public offering. Transaction value: EGP 455 million.
- Representation of Emaar Misr for development and EFG in connection with its initial public offering for a total valuation of EGP 2 billion and 280 million
- Representation of GB Auto and Beltone Investment Banking, the global coordinator, lead manager and sole book-runner, on the IPO of GB Auto for a total valuation of USD 227 million
- Representation of EFG-Hermes, acting together with HSBC as joint global coordinators and book-runners, on the IPO of Talaat Mostafa Group Holding for a total valuation of USD 823 million
- Representation of EFG-Hermes, acting together with Goldman Sachs as joint global coordinators and book-runners, on the IPO of Palm Hills Developments for a total valuation of USD 343 million
- Representation of Palm Hills, EFG, Arab African Bank and Acanar Company in connection with an Increase in the capital of the company with the circulation of the right of subscription for a total valuation of EGP 1 billion 648 million.
- Representation of EFG-Hermes, global coordinator and book-runner, on the IPO of Juhayna for a total valuation of USD 206 million
- Representation of Arabian Cement Company, as well as EFG-Hermes and CI Capital as Joint Global Coordinators, along with Norton Rose Fullbright, on the first IPO since the 2011 revolution, for a total valuation of EGP 766 million (approximately USD 109 million).
- Representation of Beltone Investment Banking, global coordinator and book-runner, on the IPO of Amer Group for a total valuation of around USD 200 million.
- Representation of Edita Food Industries S.A.E. and EFG in connection to its initial public offering for a total valuation of EGP 2 billion.
- Representation of Domty – Arabian Food Industries Co. in connection to its initial public offering, the first IPO that took place in Egypt in 2016, for a total valuation of EGP 1 billion 127 million.
- Representation of EFG and Maridive company in connection with an IPO, for a total valuation of circa USD 273 million.
- Representation of Ezz Steel Rebars and the Arab International Bank on the bond issuance by Ezz Steel Rebars for a total valuation of EGP 1.1 billion
- Representation of GB Auto and the Arab International Bank on the bond issuance by GB Auto for a total valuation of EGP 1 billion
- Representation of Raya Holding as legal advisor against the tender offer by Orascom to the entire shares of Raya company).
- Incorporated hundreds of companies pursuant to Egyptian Law no.159 for year 1981, no.8 for year 1997 and no.95 for year 1992
- Extracted licenses from companies in holding, securities brokerage, fund management, securities portfolios, investment funds to stat their activities in the market.
- Companies that have been restructured under Mohamed’s supervision include: ( AIG insurance ), (Allianz), ( Amer Group and its subsidiaries), (Porto group and its subsidiaries), (Selling shares of Banque Misr with Romania Bank)< (Artok Group for Investments and Development and Emaar Misr), (France Telecom),
- Mohamed is a board of directors member in the following companies: (Giza Tourism Development Company), (Giza and Cairo Real Estate Development), (Amer Group Holding S.A.E)
- Mohamed is a legal advisor to the following: (Amer Holding group and its subsidiaries), (Porto Holding Group and its subsidiaries), (Al Arafa Investment Group and its subsidiaries), (SABIC Africa and Marketing Company, a subsidiary of SABIC Saudi Arabia)
Education
Cairo University: LL.B.
1994
Professional Associations and Memberships