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Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy bolsters finance and projects practice with two partner hires
Leading Middle Eastern and North African firm Matouk Bassiouny has strengthened its Egyptian operations with the arrival of Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa as Co-Head of the finance and projects group, and Naila Ramsay as a partner in the same group.
Adding Mohamed Nabil Hazzaa and Naila Ramsay as partners demonstrates leading MENA firm Matouk Bassiouny’s ongoing commitment to attracting technically excellent, ethically minded lawyers driven to deliver the highest standard of service, says Mahmoud Bassiouny, Regional Managing Partner
Mohamed joined the firm yesterday, on 1 June 2026, and will help lead one of the region's busiest finance and infrastructure teams as investment activity continues to grow across Egypt and the wider Middle East and Africa. Naila joined in April.
“As Egypt continues to attract landmark infrastructure investment and project finance mandates, Mohamed’s leadership as Co-Head of Finance & Projects will be instrumental in ensuring our clients receive best-in-class counsel at every stage,” added Mahmoud. “Equally, Naila’s dedicated focus to client development will further strengthen our ability to anticipate and meet our clients’ needs.”
The appointments represent a significant investment in a practice that has played a leading role on many of the region's most prominent financing and infrastructure projects. Mohamed brings more than 20 years of experience advising lenders, sponsors, and borrowers on banking and finance matters, including project finance, acquisition finance, syndicated lending, restructurings and major transactions across sectors such as energy, transport, and real estate.
Nailia joins the partnership with extensive experience advising financial institutions, development finance organisations and corporate clients on complex financing arrangements and strategic transactions. The firm highlighted her strong client development focus as a key asset for the practice.
As reported in Africa Legal, earlier this year the firm added dual-qualified Egyptian and French lawyer Faten Anis as a partner, further strengthening its capabilities in structured finance, project finance and cross-border lending.
Collectively, the arrivals of Mohamed, Naila, and Faten represent a significant expansion of Matouk Bassiouny’s senior finance bench and underline the firm's commitment to investing in one of its core strategic practice areas.
As Egypt continues to attract substantial infrastructure and development investment, the firm is positioning itself to play a leading role on the next generation of transformative projects and financing transactions across the region.