Faten Anis
Faten Anis
Partner
Faten is a Partner at Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy and a member of the Finance and Projects practice group. She joined MBH following a distinguished career spanning over a decade at the leading renowned law firm in Paris, Gide Loyrette Nouel, and is qualified in both Egypt and France.
With ten years of experience in one of the world’s most sophisticated legal hubs, Faten brings extensive international expertise to the emerging markets of the region. She advises lenders, including credit institutions, multilateral institutions, insurance companies, and debt funds, as well as borrowers such as SPVs, corporates, real estate companies, and investment funds, on a wide range of financing transactions. Her experience includes project finance, real estate finance, LBOs, bond issuances, corporate financing, as well as structuring and restructuring of debt. She has worked on major local and cross-border transactions in France, Egypt, and other jurisdictions in EMEA.
Practice Focus
Faten’s practice focuses on banking and financing transactions across Africa, including project finance, real estate finance, structured finance, corporate lending and debt restructuring, with particular expertise in infrastructure, energy, transport and real estate sectors.
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Selected Recent Experience
- Representation of lenders, including commercial banks and institutional lenders such as the European Investment Bank and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, in connection with the financing of several rolling stock concessions for regional rail transport services across various regions in France, including Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Hauts-de-France and Grand Est.
- Representation of Vinci and Bouygues in connection with the financing offer submitted in the context of the bid for the concession for the financing and renovation of Stade de France.
- Representation of the sponsors in connection with the financing of the construction and maintenance of a petrochemical facility in Arzew, Algeria.
- Representation of the sponsors in connection with the refinancing of the concession of the A88 highway in France by way of project bonds issuance.
- Representation of the lenders in connection with the financing of the construction and maintenance of a biomass power plant project in Le Havre, France.
- Representation of the French subsidiary of Scatec Solar in connection with the financial closing and refinancing of six power projects located in the Benban solar park in Egypt.
- Representation of the sponsors in connection with the financing and refinancing of a portfolio of 18 solar PV installations for industrial self-consumption, as well as the financing of a battery project in Spain.
- Advising Colas Rail in connection with the establishment of joint ventures in Egypt in the fields of transport and infrastructure projects.
- Representation of the concessionaire, Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Seine Estuaire, in connection with the restructuring and refinancing of the existing indebtedness of the Tancarville and Normandie toll bridges, France.
- Representation of the arrangers in connection with the financing of the construction and maintenance of two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines in Cayenne (Guyana) by Colas.
- Representation of the joint venture between Ardian and Kering in connection with the financing of three landmark real estate assets in France, including Hôtel de Nocé (Place Vendôme) and properties located on Avenue Montaigne in Paris.
- Representation of Ardian in connection with a pan-European fund financing for the acquisition and development of a purpose-built student accommodation portfolio across France, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and Germany.
- Representation of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in connection with the EUR 1.5 billion financing of several shopping centers in France.
- Representation of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and AXA in connection with the financing of the “Tour Triangle” development project in Paris.
- Representation of Ardian, Emerige and AOG in connection with the financing of the development of a mixed-use real estate complex located on Île Seguin in Boulogne-Billancourt.
- Representation of the lenders in connection with the refinancing of the 52 Champs-Élysées retail and office building owned by Qatar Investment Authority.
- Representation of the lenders in connection with the refinancing of the Tour Europe office building in La Défense acquired by Korean investors.
- Representation of the borrower in connection with the refinancing of the Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet’s building in Paris by NBK.
- Representation of the lenders in connection with the EUR 550 million refinancing of the Lumière office building in Paris.
- Representation of the finance parties in connection with the financing of the refurbishment and renovation of Palais Rameau in Lille.
- Representation of the lenders in connection with the refinancing of a portfolio of four hotels operated by Hyatt.
Education
Université Paris II – Panthéon-Assas: MBA in Corporate Law and Management
2015
Université Paris II – Panthéon-Assas: Master 1 in Corporate Law
2014
Cairo University, Faculty of Law: LL.B.
2014
Université Paris II – Panthéon-Assas: Bachelor of Private Law
2013
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