Laila Khattab
Senior Associate

Laila is a Senior Associate at Meysan and is part of the firm’s corporate practice. Laila’s expertise focusses on mergers and acquisitions as well as general corporate matters. She has experience conducting due diligence exercises, reviewing transaction documents, drafting and reviewing commercial agreements, drafting legal opinions and legal memos, advising on restructuring mechanics and conducting day-to-day corporate secretarial work in various sectors.

Professional Bodies

Egyptian Bar Association

Education

Cairo University, Faculty of Law (English Section), LLB, 2019

Practices

Corporate/M&A

EXPERIENCE
  • Represented the Development Partner International in the acquisition of a minority stake in Mashroey and Tasaheel, the leading companies in consumer finance, microfinance and E-commerce.
  • Represented a consortium of investors in connection with the acquisition of the shares in Adwia Company, a leading Egyptian Pharmaceutical manufacturer.
  • Represented Al Mansour Automotive on establishing their new automotive manufacturing facility in Egypt.
  • Represented the Development Partners International in connection with its minority investment and subsequent exit from B. TECH, a leading Egyptian home appliances company.
  • Represented GB Auto Group in connection with the sale of its 7.5% minority stake in MNT Investments B.V. to Chimera Investment for USD 60 million.
  • Represented Adwia Company in connection with the carve-out of certain assets in Egypt.
  • Providing day-to-day corporate governance and legal advisory services under Egyptian law, including general corporate and commercial legal advice, drafting agreements and legal memoranda, advising on restructuring mechanisms, and handling corporate conversions.