Our FinTech and digital assets legal services include regulatory guidance and legal advice for venture capital, funders, established financial institutions and start-ups alike. We help our clients successfully navigate through the legal and regulatory challenges that FinTech related business models are facing including:<\/p>\n
Regulatory compliance:<\/strong> help our clients to effectively:<\/p>\n Debt and equity funding: <\/strong>advise on loan and security arrangements highlighting the risks specific to each business sector. Also, help VC Funds and corporate investors in the investments into start-ups and support business founders in growing their company through funders.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Business operations<\/strong>: support clients to operate their business by advising on employment and the right to work, staff incentive schemes, place of work requirements (leases and health & safety), commercial arrangements of all types and customs and taxation.<\/p>\n Our clients include companies, platforms, technologists, investment managers and funds, banks and private equity and venture capital investors. We work extensively with digital investment advisers, data companies and other financial services innovators.<\/p>\n Advised Maersk<\/strong>, the Danish shipping giant, and Saudi Arabia VC RAED Ventures<\/strong> in relation to the Egyptian law aspects of the $42 million Series A round of investment in Trella, the technology platform that connects shippers to carriers. Our corporate team acted as the local counsel for conducting the legal due diligence practice as part of a multi-jurisdictions transaction for buying the Holding Company which owns subsidiaries in UAE, KSA, Pakistan and other jurisdictions.<\/p>\n Represented and advised Saudi investors<\/strong> in relation to its potential investment and venture capital with the start-up Efreshli. Efreshli is an online furnishing and decorating services company. We represented the investor in relation to reviewing and negotiating Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE)<\/strong> and conducted full due diligence on the target company.<\/p>\n Advised Alhokair Group<\/strong> on the legal framework of digital banking<\/strong>, licensing requirements and PSOs and SPS<\/strong> regulations.<\/p>\n Advised LoanMe App<\/strong> on the incorporation structure and licensing requirements for launching its business in Egypt.<\/p>\n Represented a corporate investors in relation to its venture capital with the start-up Trolly. Trolly is a fast-growing online grocery app. We represented the investor in relation to drafting and negotiation of the term sheet, the convertible loan agreements and conducted full due diligence on the target company.<\/p>\n Advised multinational retail group<\/strong> in relation to its acquisition of a UK online shopping platform<\/strong>. We advised the client on the tax and customs implications<\/strong> of shopping online<\/strong> and the preferential customs tariffs applicable on EU and UK products under the relevant international conventions.<\/p>\n Representing and advising investment fund<\/strong> in relation to the Software as a Service Subscription Agreement (SaaS)<\/strong> with Yardi, the UK application software developer.<\/p>\n Advised Xiaomi<\/strong> on the data privacy and telecommunication compliance requirements for the launching of a robot vacuum cleaner which uses vSLAM technology and features a camera that helps to read the real-time and locate the device.<\/p>\n Advised UNiDAYS<\/strong> in relation to their digital services in Egypt answering questions on corporate structure, tax implications, data privacy, consumer protection, intellectual property and trade-mark registrations, marketing emails.<\/p>\n Conducted legal due diligence on Qcentris Egypt<\/strong>, subsidiary of Qcentris Group – a multinational leading group focusing on software development, computer systems, applications, QA services, Wealth-Tech and Lend-Tech, Digital Transformation. The due diligence covers company\u2019s corporate compliance, shareholders contracts, and material contracts with clients, IT registrations with the ITIDA, IP licenses, employment, and social insurance compliance.<\/p>\n\n
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Equity Funding<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Digital Banking<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Consumer financing<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Equity funding<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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E-commerce<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Data Privacy and IT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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