Matouk Bassiouny is a full-service law firm headquartered in Cairo founded by highly regarded lawyers, Omar S Bassiouny who is also the Group Head of Corporate and M&A, and F John Matouk who is the Group Head of Dispute Resolution. The firm established its branch offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in 2018.  The UAE offices are being managed by Partner Jirayr Habibian. The firm is an expert in advising on corporate and commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions.

Highlights 

The firm is visible in the financial and corporate practice area where it advises corporate clients on corporate and regulatory matters including incorporation of their businesses in the UAE, setting up Private Equity Funds and advising on financial regulations.

A deal example of the firm’s M&A practice is advising Elie Jean Harb in the negotiations for the sale of 80% of his shares in Phoenician Technical Services to White Spot Cleaning Services.

Notably the firm advised Dentsu UK in respect of its acquisition of the shares of John Brown Magazines.

Key clients

Dentsu UK, Saudi Professional League, Phinia Delphi, Rimco Investment and Société Arabe Internationale de Banque.