Bio

A leading legal figure with more than 40 years of diversified experience, he had a profound understanding of financial tools and their practice in the Egyptian and international markets and he is always abreast of the legal developments in banking and project finance field. Before cofounding Zulficar and Partners, Ashraf was a senior partner, member of the executive committee and head of contracts and advisory group at Shalakany Law Office. Ashraf is specialized in banking and project finance transactions, his breadth of expertise enables him to successfully structure and close high profile and complex financing transactions. He drafted, negotiated and executed a long-line of sophisticated syndications, club and multilateral transactions, credit facility agreements, debt rescheduling agreements and related security documents. His expertise also extended to different financial activities such as, ISDA transactions, T-bonds, derivatives, asset financing, real estate financing, factoring, consumer finance, microfinance, incorporation and licensing of financial institution. Moreover, Ashraf assisted major banks in the preparation of banking standard forms as well as Islamic finance agreements, he opines on regulatory matters, financial litigations and dispute settlement. In addition to his credentials in banking and project finance field, Ashraf developed an expansive experience in capital /debt capital market field, he acts as the legal advisor of numerous successful transactions like issuance of public and private bonds, green bonds, securitization bonds, sukuk issuance (Ijara/ sustainable musharaka), transfer of business, private and public offerings, IPOs and companies restructuring.