Zahra El Madany

Dr. Zahra El-Madany is one of the leading capital-markets experts in Egypt and the Arab region. She possesses exceptional expertise in structuring transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and in supporting companies in securing project financing through capital-market thinking and non-banking financial services.

She has played a pivotal role in the development of the Egyptian capital market by designing and updating numerous initiatives and legislative frameworks governing capital-market activities.

Dr. El-Madany is distinguished by an integrated strategic vision that combines legal and investment dimensions, positioning her as a trusted and effective partner in managing and guiding complex transactions involving investment funds, family businesses, investors, and founders.

Key Achievements:

• Over 20 years of leadership experience in legal advisory, investment structuring, and corporate governance across the Arab region, Europe, and East Asia.
• Led governance and restructuring processes for several major investment funds in Egypt, the UAE, and London over a 12-year period.
• Supervised the development of governance frameworks for specialized sectoral unions affiliated with the Arab Economic Unity Council, linking them to joint Arab investment companies.
• Pioneered the transfer of microfinance unions and associations from the Ministry of Social Solidarity to the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) in 2013, marking a milestone reform in the Egyptian capital market.
• Legal advisor to several high-profile M&A transactions across the Arab region, providing strategic guidance on high-value investment deals.
• Chairperson of El-Madany for securities and legal consultations, the only legal entity in Egypt and the Arab world specialized exclusively in capital-market and investment laws.
• Trusted advisor and legal representative to leading investment entities across the Arab world, East Asia, and Europe.
• Developed an investment-governance methodology for transforming family-owned businesses into institutional, investment-ready entities, adopted by a number of regional investors.
• Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of El-Madany Group Capital.
• Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of El-Madany Financial Group (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

Professional Practice Areas

1. Development of non-banking financial instruments.
2. Legal advisory and structuring of mergers and acquisitions and investment transactions.
3. Corporate governance expert, specializing in the institutionalization of family-owned businesses.
4. Preparing and structuring companies for listing and admission to capital markets.
5. Drafting offering memoranda and prospectuses.