Zaki Hashem & Partners, Linklater to advise banks on EUR-denominated eurobond issuance

Zaki Hashem & Partners and Linklater have been tapped as legal advisors to the investment banks managing Egypt’s planned EUR 1-1.5 bn bond issuance, Al Mal reports. BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered, and Intesa Sanpaolo have been tapped to manage the issuance, which is slated for before the start of FY2018-19. Al Tamimi & Co. and Dechert were chosen as legal advisors to the government for the transaction.