Shahid Law Firm excels in Capital Markets legal matters, offering clients unrivaled expertise and strategic guidance. Recognized for our exceptional client service and cutting-edge legal acumen, Shahid Law Firm is the trusted advisor for all capital markets legal needs.
Our experienced attorneys are adept at navigating the complexities of capital market transactions, including IPOs, bond issuances, and securities regulations. We provide comprehensive legal support to corporations, financial institutions, and investors, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and optimizing transaction structures. Our firm’s deep industry knowledge and innovative solutions empower clients to effectively raise capital, manage risks, and achieve their financial objectives.
- Capital Increase
- Listing of Securities
- Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
- Secondary Offerings and Rights Issues
- Bond and Debt Securities Issuances
- Equity and Debt Listings on Stock Exchanges
- Private Placements and Private Equity
- Regulatory Compliance and Reporting Obligations
- Corporate Governance and Disclosure Requirements
- Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in Public Companies
- Insider Trading and Market Abuse Investigations
- Derivatives and Financial Products
- Cross-Border Capital Market Transactions
- Legal Due Diligence
- Negotiation and Drafting of Transaction Documents
- Advising on Investor Relations and Communications
- Legal Support for Corporate Restructuring and Reorganization
- Representation in Disputes and Litigation related to Capital Markets
- Advising Philips, a leading player in the health technology sector, on several rounds of capital increases for its local subsidiary with a value exceeding EGP 200 million, using a combination of cash injections and debt restructuring.
- Advising Ecolab, a subsidiary of Nalco Overseas Holding B.V. and a global leader in water and process management solutions, on several rounds of capital increases for its local subsidiary with a value exceeding EGP 120 million, using a combination of cash injections and debt to equity convergence.
- Advising Medtronic PLC, a leading medical device company, on several rounds of capital increases for its local subsidiaries with a value exceeding EGP 1 billion, using a combination of cash injections and debt restructuring.
- Advising Door Tech for Wood Industries on a private placement plan and ESOP plan, while assisting with the agreement drafting and providing legal advice related to secondary offerings.
- Advising AmerisourceBergen, a leading pharmaceutical company, on making a post-closing notification to the Egyptian Competition Authority related to one of its recently closed acquisitions of a German-based entity, while obtaining necessary local regulatory approvals.
- Advising Lotus for Agriculture Development and Investment – one of the main leaders and players in the Agriculture Development and Investment sector – in the procedures related to the listing of a percentage of its shares with the Egyptian Stock Exchange.
- Advising Heliopolis Company for Housing and Development – a public shareholding company engaged in construction and housing projects – on its successful EGP 222.51 million capital increase through the issuance of 890.05 million shares from retained earnings and obtaining all regulatory approvals including FRA, MCDR and the stock exchange and advising on all EGX disclosure requirements and other corporate governance rules related to listed companies.
- Acting for Egyptian Iron & Steel Company – an affiliate of Metallurgical Industries Holding Co. – concerning its demerger plan. The Financial Regulatory Authority approved publishing the Disclosure Form related to EISC’s board demerger decision and called for an extraordinary general meeting to approve the horizontal demerger of the Company’s mining and quarrying business from its other activities. EISC is one of the largest publicly listed companies producing iron and steel, with a capital exceeding EGP 1.9B, working under the Public Business Sector Companies Law.
- Alongside ODIN Investments, the Firm advised Cairo Oils & Soap Co SAE – a company engaged in the manufacture and processing of seeds used for oil and soap production – on a capital restructuring plan, combining both a capital reduction and issuance of new shares.
- Representing Emaar Misr on several corporate and disclosure requirements and assisting with corporate governance rules related to listed companies.
- Acting as Legal Counsel of GlaxoSmithKline Group of Companies on the restructuring of the board members and signatory powers of its legal entities in Egypt as well as advising the target company (GSK Egypt) on all disclosure requirements and procedures related to mandatory tender offer over GSK Egypt shares owned by its majority shareholder.
- Advising a Spanish multinational renewable energy conglomerate on several general corporate matters related to its local group of companies’ day-to-day activities, while obtaining necessary local regulatory clearances. The Firm also advised on its capital restructuring and secondary offering possibilities and scenarios.
- Advising an economic private investment entity in increasing the stake of its investment management arm.
- Advising an economic private investment entity in acquiring a stake in a local company operating in financial activities through a combination of primary and secondary offerings.
- Advising a leading real estate service provider on a multi-million USD equity and debt restructuring, transfer of shares through a combination of local and offshore secondary offerings, as well as drafting the transaction agreements on behalf of the client in addition to conducting the required Legal Due Diligence procedures ahead of the consummation of the transaction.
