Omar Salah Bassiouny

Omar S. Bassiouny is a Founding Partner of Matouk Bassiouny and heads the Corporate and M&A practice group. Omar focuses on all corporate matters including M&A, public takeovers, restructuring and cross-borders transactions. In addition to corporate, Omar has significant experience on all aspects of investing and doing business in Egypt.

He is consistently ranked in top tiers and bands by legal periodicals in the areas of corporate law and mergers and acquisitions for his considerable expertise in setting-up joint ventures and new projects in Egypt, as well as ensuring compliance with local laws and corporate governance. Omar is also recognized for his negotiation skills and business sense. Omar is ranked in Band 1 of Chambers & Partners. He is also considered as a Highly Regarded lawyer by IFLR1000 and a Leading Individual by Legal 500.

Recent recognitions in international legal periodicals include:

Omar has an in-depth legal knowledge and good articulation skills. He gives a number of practical solutions borne out of understanding of the business. – IFLR1000, 2020

An excellent lawyer who receives high praise for his commercial pragmatism – Chambers Global, 2018

Fellow practitioners are quick to highlight his extensive experience of major Egyptian M&A deals and note him as a counterparty they are pleased to see on the other side – Chambers Global, 2018

Has a wealth of experience in corporate restructuring and high-value M&A; complimented for his ‘leadership and ability to deliver’; and for being ‘an absolute standout performer’ – Chamber Global, 2017

One of the country’s best M&A lawyers – Legal 500 EMEA, 2017

Selected Experience

Advising:

• Mubadala Petroleum as local counsel in connection with the acquisition of 10 percent stake in the Shorouk concession in Egypt’s Zohr gas field. The instructions included providing legal advices conducting legal due diligence on the Egyptian entities and review the transaction documentation. Transaction value: USD 934 million (closed in March 2018).

• Hassan Allam Holding in their acquisition of 60% of the shares of Power Generation Engineering and Services Company S.A.E. being the largest consultancy firm in the region the field of power generation. The instructions included providing legal advices conducting legal due diligence and review the transaction documentation. The transaction value: EGP 420 million (closed in March 2018).

• Cairo 3A in connection with the public takeover of the National Company for Maize Products (NCMP). Transaction value EGP 1.47 Billion (closed December 2017).

Education

1999 Cairo University: License en Droit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Egyptian Bar Association – Member
• American Chamber of Commerce – Member
• Egyptian Private Equity Association – Member
• British Egyptian Business Association – Member
• Egyptian Junior Business Association – Member
• Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2019