Alaa Azmy

Alaa Azmy is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Capital Markets and Corporate Department, with more than seven years of experience advising on capital markets, corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, financial institutions, investment funds, securitization transactions, and banking deals.

He has extensive experience in capital markets matters, including the incorporation and licensing of non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) such as consumer finance, leasing and factoring, mortgage finance, and microfinance companies. His practice includes conducting legal due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, securitization transactions, capital increases, and corporate restructurings. He is well-versed in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, facility agreements, and security documents, as well as handling company establishment and incorporation procedures before the relevant governmental authorities.

Mr. Azmy’s expertise extends to managing all corporate procedures before the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), and other competent authorities. He has also advised numerous fintech companies on their incorporation, licensing, and ongoing regulatory compliance, in accordance with the regulations and decrees issued by the Financial Regulatory Authority.

His practice focuses on advising clients across diverse commercial sectors. He regularly drafts commercial contracts and legal memoranda and is actively involved in complex banking and syndicated loan transactions, where he negotiates term sheets, prepares facility agreements, and guides clients through transaction structuring and closing mechanics.

Major Deals & Transactions:

• Represented the lenders in a syndicated finance transaction involving 11 of Egypt’s leading banks and the borrower, Gharably Integrated Engineering Company (GIECO), with a total transaction value of EGP 12.3 billion.
• Acted as local counsel to Vodacom, a leading African connectivity, digital, and financial services company, in Egypt’s largest acquisition in 2021, through which Vodacom acquired a controlling stake of 55% in Vodafone Egypt.
• Played a leading role in completing 99% of the securitization transactions in Egypt in December 2021, with an aggregate value of EGP 9.11 billion, acting as legal advisor to a diverse portfolio of clients, including financial leasing companies, real estate developers, and major consumer finance corporations.
• Advised Beltone Venture Capital on multiple venture debt transactions, including facilities extended to Toma Investments, Sky Innovo, and international education sector entities, in connection with their STO and MTO transactions.

Education & Membership:

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Faculty of Law, Beni Suef University (English Section), Class of 2015.

Attorney registered with the Egyptian Bar Association, admitted before the Courts of Appeal.