Dreny & Partners

Motaz El Dreny, Managing Partner
m.eldreny@dreny.partners

Founded in 2018, Dreny & Partners is a leading, full-service law firm in Egypt. Renowned for our expertise in advising multinationals, governmental institutions, corporations and financial entities, we provide a wide range of legal services meticulously crafted to meet the needs of our esteemed clients.

The firm's approach is marked by innovative and practical solutions that propel businesses towards success, whether they operate locally or internationally. Our main area of expertise includes capital markets, banking and finance, corporate, merger & acquisition, project finance, real estate and telecom.

Our highly skilled team has extensive experience across various industries, including telecom, banking & finance, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, real estate, automotive, retail and consumer goods, food and beverage, transportation, education and educational services, insurance, media and entertainment, as well as hospitality and tourism.
From guiding government bodies to addressing the legal requirements of corporate entities, our firm leads the charge in delivering exceptional quality services that redefine standards within the legal industry.

• Advised Vodacom's €2.5 billion acquisition of 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt.
• legal counsel for several venture capital debt facilities for Beltone Venture Capital S.A.E; a leading financial services provider with a multi-decade track record of success in the MENA region.
• Advised the sellers on the sale of Fancy Foods S.A.E to Edita Food Industries S.A.E, with the transaction being valued at E£ 380 million.
• Advised New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) largest ever securitization transaction in Egypt amounting to E£ 20 billion, followed by another two consecutive transactions amounting to E£ 30 billion.
• Represented a syndicate of 22 lenders for the arranging of Egypt’s largest locally long-term syndicated loan underwritten E£ 6 billion.
• legal advisor for the lenders in a syndicated finance deal of E£ 12.3 billion, between 11 banks in Egypt and borrower; Gharably Integrated Engineering Company.
• Advised Arab African International Bank in granting Sky Investments a MTL amounting to E£ 1.3 billion to partially finance the investment cost of Park Street Complex.
• Advised Global Corp Financial services securitized transaction for their financial leasing portfolio amounting to E£ 1,346,500,000 which comes as part of a wider multi-issuance program with a value of E£ 10 billion.
• Legal advisor for an unsecured short-term note for the Hermes Securities Brokerage Company (HSB) — a wholly owned subsidiary of EFG Hermes Holding — in a transaction worth E£ 600 million.
• Advised ValU’s securitization transactions for their consumer finance portfolios amounting to E£ 1.5 billion which comes as part of their award-winning multi-issuance program with a total value of E£ 9 billion.
• Advised Arabian Company for Urban Development and Projects on the first ever securitization transaction, introducting a new type of portfolio consisting of club membership financing applications.
• Advised Egyptian Mortgage Refinance Co. in the first ever securitized transaction for the sole refinancing institution in the Egyptian market that provides funds refinancing to mortgage lenders.
• Advised B-Tech for Trade & Distribution issuance of their consumer finance portfolio amounting to E£ 984.5 million, which comes as part of a wider 2-year multi-issuance program with a total value of E£ 5 billion.
• Advised AUR Leasing & Factoring on two securitized offerings amounting to E£ 1.124 billion and E£ 1.79 billion, as part of their multi-issuance program totaling E£ 8 billion.
• Advised Al Ahly Tamkeen & Aur Microfinance in concluding their securitization transactions backed by micro-finance portfolios, amounting to E£ 1 billion.
• Advised Bedaya Mortgage Finance securitization transaction amounting to E£ 958 million from a multi-issuance program of E£ 3 billion.
• Advised Al Oula Mortgage Finance Company securitization transaction amounting to E£ 998.5 million from a multi-issuance program of E£ 3 billion.
• Advised Madinat Masr for Housing & Development securitization transaction amounting to E£ 805.5 million from a multi-issuance program of E£ 3 billion.
• Advised ValU’s issuance of USD 34.5 million from a multi-issuance program amounting of USD 162.1 million. 
• Advised Aman Financial Services securitization transaction amounting to E£ 403.4 million from a multi-issuance program of E£ 5 billion. 
• Advised Premium International for Credit Services on its program of multiple securitization issuances worth E£ 2 billion.
• Advised Tanmeya EGY Lease’s securitization transaction amounting to E£ 749.8 million.
• Advised Raya Holding Company on its securitization transactions amounting to E£ 497.5 million and E£ 562 million.

• Asset finance, Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: High yield
• CLO/CDO
• Competition
• Covered bonds
• Financial restructuring
• Financial services regulatory
• Hedge funds
• Investment funds
• Islamic finance
• M&A
• PPP/PFI
• Private equity
• Private equity funds
• Project bonds
• Project development
• Project finance
• Real estate finance
• Real estate funds
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Securitisation
• Structured finance/securitisation
• Trade finance