Mariam Auda

Mariam Auda

Mariam is a partner at Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy and a member of the Corporate M&A practice group, with considerable experience in the areas of corporate law, M&As, joint ventures, transactions, new projects, and other general corporate matters. She excels at ensuring compliance with local laws, corporate governance, and covering all aspects of investing and doing business in Egypt. She has extensive practice knowledge that center around providing MBH’s clients with necessary legal advice and procedures.

Practice Focus
Mariam’s practice focuses on advising private sector companies on mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, company formation and administration, corporate governance and corporate secretarial work; drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on commercial contracts and transaction-related documents including, share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, escrow agreements, management agreements and disclosure documents.

Selected Recent Experience

  • Representation of Chimpe1 – an entity affiliated with Chimera Investment – in connection with its mandatory tender offer on Beltone Financial Holding S.A.E. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of Y Combinator, with co-counsel Allen & Overy LLP in connection with its investment in Breadfast, a leading grocery delivery startup. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of ADQ Group Holding in connection with its acquisition of minority stakes in the capital of Egyptian companies listed on the Egyptian Exchange. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of Kora Master Fund LP, with co-counsel Lowenstein Sandler LLP in connection with its investment in the largest Fintech Series B round in Egypt of USD 50 million in Paymob Group, a leading payment service provider. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of Match Group with co-counsel Latham & Watkins LLP in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake of Harmonica for IT S.A.E., an Egyptian online dating startup. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of Tag El Melouk LLC – a producer of baking powder, vanilla and salt – in connection with the selling of its capital to Dr. Oetker. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of SPE Capital in connection with the sale of its stake in Orchidia Pharmaceuticals Industries, an Egyptian ophthalmic generic medicine manufacturer. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of NBK Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of Kaumeya Language School, a K-12 school in Egypt. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of IMS Health in connection with the restructuring of the Egyptian Group following the merger with Cegedim. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of Danone in connection with the restructuring of the Egyptian Group. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of Valeant along with co-counsel Skadden, in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Amoun Pharmaceutical. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of Abraaj Capital (Private Equity Fund) along with co-counsel Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Cleopatra Hospital, Egypt. Transaction value: confidential.
  • Representation of Nutreco International B.V in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Hendrix Misr for Animal Nutrition Company S.A.E. Transaction value: confidential
  • Representation of Orascom Telecom in connection with the acquisition of LinkDotNet. Transaction value: confidential

Education

Logo_Erasmus_Universiteit_Rotterdam
Erasmus University Rotterdam, School of Law: LLM, Commercial Law.
2011
MD-Education-Cairo-University-Logo
Cairo University, Faculty of Law; LL.B.
2008
MD-Education-auc-logo
American University in Cairo: Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Egyptian Bar Association  —  Member