Sara Leclercq
Biography
Overview
Sara Leclercq is an associate at White & Case in association with MHR based in Cairo.
Sara has experience advising domestic and international clients on general corporate and regulatory matters, debt finance, capital markets and M&A transactions, as well as corporate restructuring.
Experience
Representative transactions include advising:
Spark Education Platform (SEP), managed by EFG Hermes, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Qimam El Hayat International School in Riyadh.
Saudi Education Fund (SEF), managed by EFG Hermes, on its acquisition of four schools in Saudi Arabia, two in the UAE, and one in Bahrain, owned by private equity funds managed by GFH Financial Group under the Britus Education brand.
the El Kalla family on Social Impact Ltd. (SIC)'s acquisition of an additional 37.5% stake in Cairo for Investment and Real Estate Development (CIRA) through a successful mandatory takeover offer, valued at EGP 3.4bn.
a leading Abu Dhabi holding company and ADNEC Group on their acquisition of a 40.5% stake in the hospitality division of Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (TMG Holding).
OQ Gas Networks SAOG (OQGN), as issuer, on its IPO on the Muscat Stock Exchange, facilitating the sale of a 49% stake by OQ SAOC (OQ), both directly and indirectly through Oman Energy Trading Company Limited and Oman Oil Services Limited, in a transaction valued at approximately USD 750m.
Orascom Development Holding AG on its CHF 135m rights offering, backed by a commitment from the majority shareholder.
Macro Pharmaceuticals on its 144A/Reg S initial public offering and listing on the Egyptian Exchange.
AfricInvest on its acquisition of a minority stake in Masria Cards S.A.E (Masria Digital Payments).
Egypt Education Platform (EEP) on its acquisition of Hayah International Academy.
Meeting Point, an international tour operator, on its acquisition of multiple hotels across Egypt.
Schenker Egypt as part of the consortium developing and operating the Sixth of October Dry Port.
Intive, a portfolio company of MEP, on its acquisition of Spark Digital, a company specializing in software products and solution development focused on new technology adoption.
Intive on its acquisition of SimTLiX SRL (Argentina), SimTLiX LLC (US), and Infinity Technology SAS (Uruguay).
a leading American investment firm on a GBP 250m joint venture focused on acquiring and developing prime residential real estate in London for luxury assisted living apartments.
Basalt Infrastructure Partners on the disposal of North Star, an operator of specialized vessels providing emergency response, rescue, and offshore wind maintenance services, to Partners Group.
the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (an Abu Dhabi government agency) on a USD 30m financing to the National Treasury and Planning Ministry of Kenya to support the Kenyan Youth Enterprise Development Fund.
GFH Financial Group on its acquisition of a majority stake in Student Quarters, a US-based student housing asset manager and property manager.
a leading Saudi bank on a SAR 675m Murabaha facility for a prominent Saudi real estate company.
a syndicate of international banks on a USD 42m revolving credit facility.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management on a USD 35m financing to Sunset Hospitality Group, a Dubai-based hospitality chain with global investments.
ADES International Holding Ltd., a leading oil and gas services provider, on its USD 696m initial public offering and standard listing on the London Stock Exchange.
CI Capital Holding on the acquisition of a majority stake in Thebes Educational Management Holding B.V., which indirectly owns Nahda University in Beni Suef.
EFG Hermes Finance and GB Capital for Financial Investment on the EGP 84.8m acquisition of a 75% stake in Tokio Marine Egypt Family Takaful, a leading life insurance company.
B Investments Holding on the acquisition of a majority stake in Gourmet Egypt, a premium grocery store chain.