Address:
1Khartoum South, Plot No. 3
Block. No. 1/KH
Khartoum, 12210
Sudan

+249183483344

+249-183- 486090


Key contacts:

Regional Managing Partner; Group Head of Finance & Projects: Mahmoud S. Bassiouny
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Founding Partner of Sudan Office: Aziza I. Hassanien
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Managing Partner, Sudan Office: Yassir A. Ali
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Quick facts:

Number of lawyers: 200+
Number of partners: 33
Network memberships: GGI, Meritas, TerraLex
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Korean


Matouk Bassiouny and AIH Law Firm joined forces in 2017 to create Matouk Bassiouny in association with AIH Law Firm (MBAIH), a full-service Sudanese business law firm in Khartoum. We offer a wide variety of services in the fields of Corporate and M&A, Finance & Projects, and Dispute Resolution. Our ultimate mission and metric of success is creating value for our clients. MBAIH prides itself on being the first regional firm to open in Sudan.

  • Representation of Mumtalakat Investment for Bahrain in connection with renewing its lease contract, advising on how to extend the contract without going back to the lessor, the validity of the old contract, the amount of the lease, the annual increase, and the lease shift.
  • Representation of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) in connection with the closing of its branch in Sudan and transferring the branch to a new buyer with all the financial obligations and employees
  • Representation of African Development Bank in connection with the financing extended to Elnefeidi Group Holding Co. Ltd. for an amount of up to USD 60 million.
  • Representation of African Development Bank in connection with the financing extended to DAL Group for an amount of up to USD 40 million and EUR 30 million to finance the group’s long-term investment program for food and agriculture operations.
  • Representation of Egypt Air in connection with providing legal advice and representing the client before Sudanese courts.
  • Representation of Blue Nile for Insurance Co. Ltd. In connection with embezzlement from one of its employees with a value of USD 2 million.

  • Asset finance
  • Islamic finance
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Structured finance/securitisation