Omar Farid
Omar Farid is a partner in our M&A and Capital Markets practice group and leads the Capital Market and Financial Regulated Activities Team. He specializes in corporate finance, capital market, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, insurance, non-banking financing activities, commercial, employment law, and general corporate matters.
Omar has extensive experience advising clients across industries such manufacturing, insurance, investment banking, brokerage, custody, microfinance, consumer finance, fintech, renewable energy, logistics, tourism, real estate, retail, sports, and trading.
Throughout his career, Omar has worked on high-profile transactions including mandatory tender offerings (MTOs), initial public offerings (IPOs), block trading, secondary acquisitions, private placements, capital restructuring, equity & debt fundraising, M&As, divestitures, spin-off, joint ventures, venture capital, venture debt, restructuring and corporate governance.
Omar has been recognized as “Next Generation Partner” by Legal 500 and has been listed as one of Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business’s Super 50 Lawyers in the Middle East for 2024.
Education
- Master of Laws, Corporate Finance Law – University of Westminster, London (with Honors)
- Master of Laws, International Commercial Law – Ain Shams University
- Bachelor of Laws – Ain Shams University – Law School English Section
Professional Affiliations
- (2021 – 2023) Board Member Bidayat Egypt
- (2020- 2023) Board Member Beymen Egypt
- (2015) Chevening Award
- Egyptian Bar Association
- American Chamber – Member
Practice Areas
- Capital Markets
- M&A, Corporate,
- Commercial,
- Employment,
- Renewable Energy
