Advisory Practices
Advisory Practices
Corporate Structuring & Restructuring
At KP, we work closely with our clients to ensure they land their investment opportunity via the most efficient structure that maximizes benefits offered by the Egyptian legal system. Be it a free zone, onshore, or SEC zone vehicle, we are mindful of the most appropriate structure that suits your business needs; enabling them to enjoy incentivized packages offered in the local market. When it comes to land allocation procedures, challenges can be tricky in this area given the variety of legal structures available to allocate land in Egypt. We can support you to source the land that suits your investment on the Egyptian Investment Maps and offer you procedural and legal guidance to surf through the allocation process. As for regulatory licenses, the procedures are numerous and depend on the exact activity you are contemplating; hence, carefully understanding the licensing process is crucial for the continued success of your business.
We know all it takes and where to receive it when it comes to your licensing process. Therefore, in any of the phases of your business establishment in Egypt: Incorporation, Land Allocation, Licensing and Regulatory Approvals at GAFI or other government bodies, we are your strategic partner for a smooth and safe journey in this realm.
Structuring or restructuring your business in Egypt requires a clear understanding of Companies Law, the Investment Law, Capital Markets Law, and many other laws and regulations depending on the exact scope of the structure or restructuring process. In addition, the approval processes led at GAFI, but synchronized with other regulatory bodies, can be confusing if you are not well equipped with resources and expert advice, all of which we offer to our clients as one of our main practice areas.
We also support you on corporate governance requirements and procedures to comply with regulatory procedures before GAFI, FSA and all other relevant government bodies including ratification of minutes of meetings, capital increase, and other procedures you will need to surf through when doing business in Egypt.
Our network allows us to efficiently serve you in the swiftest possible means. With KP all these challenges are well addressed, and you are awarded sound expert advice and handling until completion of your business objective.
General Corporate/Commercial:
Our clients require day-to-day and technical advice as well as in-depth insights on sectorial regulations. We offer all these expertise in our broad range of sectors under the following services:
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Contracts Drafting & Review
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Competition & Consumer Protection
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Tax Law
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Media, Technology, Data protection & ICT
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Hospitality & Leisure
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Sports Law
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Investment Law & GAFI Procedures
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Industrial Laws & IDA Procedures
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Custom Duties Laws & Procedures
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Pharmaceutical & Health Care Regulations
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Education
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Corporate Governance
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Family Business
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Regulatory & Government Relations
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Intellectual Property Law/Registration & Enforcement
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Legislation Drafting
Advisory Practices
Mergers & Acquisitions
KP’s merger and acquisition team has been involved in many landmarks M&A in Egypt and throughout the region. Handling M&A transactions requires a deep understanding of the regulatory environment as well as the ability to draft and negotiate a solid suite of documentation that meet best international practice yet are locally enforceable at the same time. This can be a challenging issue, as many clients tend to use international documentation, however, the same reveals issues of enforceability (as not everything that is well crafted and applicable under English Law or other international laws can be enforced before local courts or by relevant regulators). With our international experience and local expertise, we are your strategic partner in the completion of a successful closure to your deal on terms that are enforceable when it comes to implementation and/or favorable dispute settlement if matters go bitter.
Advisory Practices
Banking & Finance
With a reformed banking sector and a new Banking Law, a declining interest rate, and CBE regulations targeting to bolster investment and industrial activities along with SME activity and fin-tech being a rising sector, you need advisors who can provide insights into the regulatory environment of banking and non-banking financial sector. In addition, the solid understanding of LMA type documentation and its actual enforceability along with the ability to craft enforceable banking documentation all require experts who know the regional, and international markets, but also know how the economic courts will investigate the matter when it comes to enforceability. We are your strategic partner that can assist you to conclude sound finance arrangements or address the regulatory requirements that you may need.
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Capital Markets
KP’s capital markets team has been involved in several landmark IPOs and rights issues in the region, we fully understand how such deals can be time-consuming and challenging, on top of pricing issues, when it comes to regulatory approvals and processes. KP’s capital market team has a strong presence in the market with a proven track record of previous sophisticated transactions providing in-depth advice and analysis to land you a successful deal completion or address your advisory requirements related to securities laws and regulations, including issuing 10b5 like letters, where applicable.
Advisory Practices
Energy & Infrastructure
KP’s energy and infrastructure team is known for their professional competence to
provide advice on a full range of matters for our clients. We provide legal services
covering project life cycle from the formation of consortiums, joint ventures, and structuring of shareholding to merger & acquisition aspects including due diligence, financing, offtake, power trading and energy services arrangements, engineering, procurement, construction, operation & maintenance arrangements, consents, regulatory advice, and dispute resolution.
We have extensive experience advising on infrastructure, conventional power and energy deals in Egypt, including transactions in renewable energy, oil and gas, nuclear energy, water and waste management, mining, rail, and telecommunications. We focus on the complex deals in the industry which require deep knowledge, innovative thinking, and highly creative advice.
Our Renewable Energy team is one of the market leaders in Egypt, with remarkable experience in projects and transactions across all related technologies from wind, solar, and waste to energy projects. The team represented the biggest market players during the Feed-in Tariff Program rounds in Egypt since 2017 and has successfully reached financial closure and commercial operation dates for our client’s projects.
We also offer leading strategic advice on the rapid and disruptive transformation of the energy sector and have led several successful and innovative transactions in Egypt, Middle East & Africa during the last years.
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Real Estate
KP’s dedicated and experienced real estate team has an exceptional reputation for delivering first-class service. We advise on a multitude of processes including land allocation procedures as well as commercial issues for a wide range of buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, developers, and lenders on all their property assets.
We bring together years of experience and expertise from several different specializations to deliver a quality service. We can offer guidance on a range of transactions including, property-related joint-venture agreements, group restructurings, corporate acquisition and disposals, real estate funds, and partnerships.
We understand that not all projects are the same, that is why we take a flexible and responsive approach to drive your project forward. Our team will work closely with you throughout the development process and be on hand to provide its experience and expertise of many years of working with local and international developers.
We can provide expert and specific guidance in formulating land buying strategies, drafting construction contracts, drafting development agreements, and ultimately arranging sales.
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Sports
KP’s sports law attorneys have an exceptional depth of knowledge in the sports industry, with a comprehensive practice that offers a wide range of services throughout the country and abroad.
Our team represents professional athletes and players, clubs, sports event organizers, intellectual property licensees and licensors, media companies, sports agents, coaches, sponsors, and others involved in disputes and transactions within the respective sector.
Our experience spans the full spectrum of sports industry legal matters. Our sports disputes practice includes comprehensive legal services for clients involved in all aspects including disputes before CAS.
Our attorneys have represented players involved in disputes with major clubs, Olympic committees, sports associations, and challenging sports-related decisions issued from local dispute arbitration panels.
Advisory Practices
Telecommunication
Our Telecom practice operates across the industry, including experience relating to network set-up and sharing, connectivity and fiber arrangements, spectrum acquisition, physical and virtual data centers, tower infrastructure, MVNO arrangements, smart technology, and various related servicing, outsourcing arrangements, governance reorganization of major telecom players and managing conflicts between operators and regulators.
We believe our industry knowledge and focus set us apart. Our lawyers are at their best when working with our clients to fully understand the commercial and technical basis for their projects, ultimately allowing us to provide the highest quality of legal advice and support.
