Muhammad Abdul Hamied

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Muhammad Abdul Hamied

Senior Associate

Biography

Muhammad is a senior Egyptian counsel with a wide experience ranging from commercial law M&A, real estate, hospitality, litigation, construction, corporate, and work through real estate developments and construction to real estate financing. Having admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association in 2007, Muhammad spent 6 years in different local law firms in Alexandria, Egypt covering a wide range of commercial deals and litigation. In 2012, Muhammad joined one of the elite law firms in Alexandria covering a wide range of corporate, construction deals before joining Techno Engineering & Associates Middle East in Doha, Qatar. During his time with TE&A, Muhammad has acquired a reliable background in FIDIC contracts. In 2015 Muhammad joined Al Faisal Holding/Al Rayyan Tourism Investment (ARTIC).

Muhammad has been paired with some of ARTIC’s brightest minds for promoting his advancement through direct involvement inter alia in complex legal transactions, matters of financing, real estate M&A and hospitality and other contractual matters. His hard work and determination lead to his involvement in some of ARTIC’s most prominent projects. Ever since joining ARTIC, Muhammad had been exposed to a variety of different mega deals in the real estate, M&A, hospitality, financing sectors and litigation associated with real estate and hospitality sectors, such as, among others – negotiating sale and purchase agreements, real estate financing agreements, hotel management agreements, residential branding and operating agreements. In addition to the above, Muhammad was exposed to different corporate matters within the group.

Recent Experience

Acting for a client in an acquisition of two hotels that comprises of 394 keys.
Acting for a client in an acquisition of a historical building in order to be operated as a five star hotel.
Acting for a client in an acquisition of a hotel that comprises of 84 keys.
Acting for a client in an acquisition of a hotel that comprises of 134 keys.
Acting for a client in the negotiaton and execution of the hotel management agreements of a hotel with a luxury brand operator .
Acting for a client in the negotiaton and execution of the agreements related to a branded residence project that comprised of 1000 residential unit.
Acting for a client negotiation and execution of hotel management agreements which comprises of 272 gustrooms and 42 served apartments.
Acting for a client in the negotiation and execution of hotel management agreements of a hotel which comprises of 130 keys.
Acting for a client in the negotiation and execution of hotel management agreements of a hotel which comprises from 283 service apartments
Acting for a client in the negotiation and execution of nine (9) hotel management agreements of nine (9) hotels in the region which comprises of 2,254 keays in total.
Acting for various clients for the various real estate assets aquisations.