Helmy Hamza & Partners is a law firm in Egypt established in 1986. The firm is part of the Baker McKenzie network and has approximately 45 lawyers, including five partners and six counsels.

The firm has a strong practice across most practice areas recognised for Egypt, specifically banking & finance, equity capital markets, M&A and projects work.

In banking and finance the firm works on a mix of types of financing transactions, in equity capital markets the firm assists on both IPOs and secondary share offerings to clients, in M&A the firm focuses on acquisitions and investments and finally in projects the firm assists with both infrastructure and energy projects.

Highlights

Initial public offering (IPO) of the United Bank of Egypt.

Suez Wind Energy $1.1 billion financing secured to develop a 1.1 GW wind farm.

Testimonials (2024/2025)

"Their dedication throughout the process is unmatched, we were on a tight deadline and they managed to complete the process on time smoothly , as well as the team headed by Hani Nassef their eagerness and constant help is quite remarkable." - Capital markets 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include Citi Bank Group Power, Bank of America, Banque Misr, The Central Bank of Egypt, CRIF SPA, Fairfax Financial, Erada Microfinance, SPE Capital, Amethis, EFG Hermes, AMEA Power, ACWA Power.