Ghada El Gharib

Advising AMEA Power on (i) the development and financing of two renewable projects in Egypt with a capacity of 1000 megawatts and value of USD 1.1 billion; and (ii) the development and financing of a 500MW solar plant in Aswan and a 500MW wind farm in Gulf of Suez. (Won PFI Awards' Global ESG Deal of the Year 2022).

Acted as legal counsel to Rawasy, a real estate joint venture established by the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr, in connection with acquiring real estate assets in Talaat Moustafa Group’s (TMG) comprising over 2,000 residential units in Madinaty and plots of land in Al Rehab and Madinaty for a purchase price of approximately EGP 8.5 billion and the acquisition finance from Banque Misr associated with the same. Additionally, Baker McKenzie Cairo supported Rawasy in entering into a long-term Operation and Investment Agreement with TMG for the operation and investment of these assets on behalf of Rawasy.

Represented Rawasy, a new real estate joint venture established by the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr, in connection with acquiring real estate assets in Talaat Moustafa Group's (TMG) Madinaty Compound for a purchase price of approximately EGP 9 billion and  supported in entering into a long-term Operation and Investment Agreement with TMG.

 Acted for Banque Misr S.A.E on a real-estate development transaction with Arab Company for Projects and Urban Developments S.A.E (TMG) for a total of EGP 4 million to develop constructional projects in residential cities of Al-Rehab and Madinaty.

Acted for International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank group, as lenders on 30 million financing package put in place to fund Pasabahce Egypt for Glass Manufacturing S.A.E., a subsidiary of the Sisecam Group and a leading glassware manufacturer.

Acted for Sojitz on its full participation interest in oil and gas concession in the Western Desert Area entered into with the ARE and Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) gto IPR Transoil Corporation.

Acted for Marakez Al Sokhna for Real Estate Projects S.A.E on its EGP 670 million syndicated loan contract from a Consortium of 3 banks to develop Phase II of Mall of Kattameya, located in Kattameya, Cairo-Sokhna road, Cairo Governorate.

Acted for African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a bank that finances and promotes intra- and extra-African trade, on the USD 200 million facility to the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to finance the important needs to EGPC.

Acted for Sixth of October for Development and Investment (SODIC) in relation to EGP 270 Million facility granted by Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. to finance the project cost of October Plaza Project.

Acted for leading real estate developer Sixth of October Development and Investment Company (SODIC) in connection with EGP 1.3bn medium term facility with Arab African International Bank (AAIB) to refinance existing syndicated facility and complete construction of various real estate development projects in Egypt.