April 7th, 2023 Announcements

GLA Continues Expansion into Egypt with Two Rising Stars!

GLA & Company is pleased to announce its continued expansion into the Egypt market with the additions of Hegui Taha, Partner and Head of Office in the Corporate/ Capital Markets practice area, and Maha El Meihy, Legal Director in the Corporate practice group.

Mr. Taha, who has moved over from a major Egypt law firm,  is specialized in corporate, mergers & acquisitions, capital market, Civil, Commercial and employment laws.  Hegui has more than 16 years’ experience and has participated in several major transactions, IPOs and complicated legal issues with a significant number of clients in Egypt and abroad.  He has also assisted several clients in matters related to Capital Markets and advises clients on tender offer, stock exchange rules and disclosure requirements. He has also been involved in major IPOs and private placements, which includes drafting the relevant sections of the International Prospectus or Offering Memorandum and other legal documents necessary for the IPO. Before joining the firm, he was previously a Partner in Zulficar and Partners law firm. Mr. Taha is recognized as “Rising Star” by the Law Magazine in its award during 2022.

Before joining GLA & Company, Ms. El Meihy practiced as an M&A and general corporate commercial attorney with Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy in Cairo.  Maha’s previous experience includes negotiating and drafting share and asset purchase agreements and related disclosure schedules and conducting due diligence on various group companies in many industries, in particular  healthcare, hospitality, pharmaceuticals and F&B.   Maha has also assisted several clients in matters related to Capital Markets as she has been involved in IPOs and private placements. Maha was recognized as “Rising Star” by the Law Magazine in its award during 2021.

Senior Partner, Nader Al Awadhi, stated that “the additions of Hegui and Maha demonstrate our commitment to the Egyptian market as we follow our regional and international clients who continue to make substantial investments in country there.”  Alex Saleh, Managing Partner, added, “we are so happy to secure two of the well known local corporate stars in Cairo, who will immediately assist with our regional development plan, these are very exciting days!”