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Samy Elsheikh
Samy Elsheikh

Samy Elsheikh

Senior Associate

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Samy is an experienced venture capital attorney and brings a decade of expertise in GCC, advising VC funds and firms, as well as startups on early and growth-stage funding transactions in the MENA region.

Samy is a devoted counsel for startups and VC funds, actively engaging in mentoring opportunities with budding entrepreneurs and founders. His commitment to fostering innovation and supporting the growth of businesses makes him a highly respected legal advisor and mentor in the venture capital and startup ecosystem.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Venture capital
Private equity
Employment, pensions & mobility
Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Banking & finance
Artificial intelligence
Venture loans
General corporate
Joint ventures
Employment
Buy-out & buy-in transactions
Cross-border structurings for setting up new funds & investment vehicles
Exit strategies (private equity)
Corporate venturing
Employee and management participation
Exit strategies (venture capital)
Financing rounds (Seed, subsequent and growth financing) equity and non-equity instruments
Implementation of business models
Start-up advice
VC funds formation
M&A
Investment funds

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Advertising & marketing
Machine learning
eCommerce & marketplaces
Edtech
Fintech
Games and gambling

MENA Venture Law Guide 2024

The MENA Venture Law Guide offers expert analysis and information on the latest developments and trends in MENA venture capital funding.

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MENA Exit Guide

Selling your business: a guide for founders and management teams in the Middle East

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CV

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2024 Managing Associate, Hammad & Al-Mehdar law firm, Dubai
2016 - 2017 Legal Consultants, DLA Pipers Middle East, Doha
2014 - 2016 Associate, Al Tamimi & Company, Doha
2012 - 2014 Junior Associate, Hamza & Associates law firm
2014 Admitted as a lawyer before the Egyptian bar association
2012 Master 1 in International Business Law from Paris 1 – Sorbonne University
2011 Bachelor in law (LLB) from the French Institute of International Business Law, Paris I Pantheon – Sorbonne (IDAI)
2011 Bachelor in law (LLB) Cairo – University, Faculty of Law in Cairo

Career

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2024 Managing Associate, Hammad & Al-Mehdar law firm, Dubai
2016 - 2017 Legal Consultants, DLA Pipers Middle East, Doha
2014 - 2016 Associate, Al Tamimi & Company, Doha
2012 - 2014 Junior Associate, Hamza & Associates law firm

Education

2014 Admitted as a lawyer before the Egyptian bar association
2012 Master 1 in International Business Law from Paris 1 – Sorbonne University
2011 Bachelor in law (LLB) from the French Institute of International Business Law, Paris I Pantheon – Sorbonne (IDAI)
2011 Bachelor in law (LLB) Cairo – University, Faculty of Law in Cairo

Additional languages

English French Arabic

Experience

Advising Sylndr

We have advised Sylndr, a leading automotive-focused e-commerce marketplace headquartered in Egypt, on its successful US$15.7 million Series A funding round. The round was led by DPI Venture Capital, one of Africa’s foremost investment institutions, with additional participation from Egyptian Gulf Holding, Algebra Ventures, and Nuwa Capital.

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Series B round of investment

Advised a leading MENA VC fund on its Series B investment into regional e-commerce platform for its USD 75 million round of investment.

Samy Elsheikh

Series A round of investment

Advised an international leading fund on its Series A investment into a regional proptech startup for its USD 37 million round of investment.

Samy Elsheikh

Series A fundraising for a regional fintech startup

Advised a regional fintech startup on its Series A round of investment of USD 43 million, including regulatory advice related to its SAMA (KSA) compliance.

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Accelerator investment program

Advised a US seed accelerator on its first investment program for Saudi startups.

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Private equity deal

Advised a Saudi private equity fund on its acquisition of a Saudi F&B company.

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Samy's news & insights

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Venture capital

Advising Sylndr on its US$15.7 million Series A funding round

20 May 2025

by Abdullah Mutawi and Samy Elsheikh

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