Aviation Finance and Leasing 2025

EGYPT Law and Practice Contributed by: Sherif El Hosseny, Malak El Amiry and Farida Degheidy, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy

Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy was founded in 2005 and is a leading full-service business law firm in Egypt and the MENA region, with offices in Algeria, Sudan, and the UAE, and a New York satellite office

for international dispute resolution. The firm also has country desks for Libya and South Korea. With over 230 lawyers trained in common and civil law, it pro - vides services in English, Arabic, French and Korean.

Authors

Sherif El Hosseny is a partner at Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy and heads the firm’s Aviation sector. He brings more than 25 years’

Malak El Amiry is an associate at Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy, where she plays an integral role in the

Finance and Projects department and serves as a core member of the firm’s Aviation sector team. She has extensive experience advising on complex aviation matters, including aircraft registration and deregistration, repossession, leasing structures, and aircraft financing. Her work supports major clients across the aviation industry, including operators, lessors, and financiers.

experience working in the fields of aviation (mainly aircraft financing, leasing and repossessions), banking and finance and project finance, general corporate and acquisitions, and real estate and hospitality. Sherif has advised leading Egyptian and multinational banks and financial institutions in connection with various high-value syndicated facilities and loans, project finance, settlements of debts and debt restructures. He has been involved in representing major multinational aircraft and engine leasing companies, financial institutions, and export credit agencies in connection with various cross-border transactions related to the leasing and financing of aircraft to public and private carriers in the Egyptian market and abroad.

Farida Degheidy is a junior associate at Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy, a member of the Finance & Projects department, and a core member of the Aviation sector team. She regularly works on matters related to

aircraft registration, deregistration, repossession, leasing, and aircraft financing. She also represents clients in corporate transactions, incorporations, corporate advisory, and legal opinions.

Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy 12 Mohamed Ali Genah Street Garden City, Cairo Egypt

Tel: (202) 2796 2042 Fax: (202) 2795 4221

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