Omar S Bassiouny

“He has an in-depth legal knowledge and good articulation skills. He gives a number of practical solutions borne out of understanding of the business.” 

Omar S. Bassiouny is the Founding Partner of Matouk Bassiouny. He is constantly ranked in top tiers and bands by legal periodicals in the areas of corporate law, 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 recognized for his negotiation skills and business sense.

• 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).
• Advising 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).
• Advising 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).
• Advising SPE Capital on the exit of its investment in Orchidia Pharmaceutical Industries - a leading Egyptian ophthalmic generic medicine manufacturer and one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in Egypt - through the sale of its entire stake to the American Enterprise Fund. Matter value: Confidential (closed in December 2017).
• Advising Maersk Drilling in divestment of its stake in the Egyptian Drilling Company - with market share of 68% - to the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) in an all-cash transaction valued at USD 100 Million. (Closed December 2017).
• Advising Amazon.com in connection with the acquisition of Souq.com. The instructions included providing legal advices with respect to the nature of the Egyptian subsidiaries of Souq, conducting legal due diligence on the Egyptian entities and review the transaction documentation. Transaction value: Confidential. (Closed March 2017).
• Advising Neptune Energy Group as local counsel (transaction internationally led by Freshfields Bruckhaus Derigner) in the acquisition of Engie E&P. Significant business acquired by Neptune includes operations in the North Sea of Norway. Matter value: USD 3.9 billion (closed in October 2017).
• Advising Canada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Amoun Pharmaceutical S.A.E. The instructions included transaction structuring, legal due diligence and drafting the transaction documentation. Transaction value: USD 800 Million plus deferred payment.

• Competition
• M&A
• Private equity
• Private equity funds
• Restructuring and insolvency

• Agriculture
• Consumer goods and services
• Financial services
• Food and beverage
• Healthcare
• Pharma and life sciences

• American Chamber of Commerce – Member
• Egyptian Malaysian Business Council – Member
• Egyptian Private Equity Association – Member
• British Egyptian Business Association – Member
• Egyptian Junior Business Association – Member

• Licence en Droit, Cairo University, (1999)
• Bachelor of Art, Public and International Law, American University Cairo, (1998)