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25 JULY 2022

Walid Hassouna, CEO of EFG Hermes Holding’s NBFI Platform, Becomes Solely Dedicated to valU, Egypt’s Leading and Fast-Growing BNPL Fintech Platform

EFG Hermes Holding, an impact-driven universal bank in Egypt with the leading investment bank franchise in Frontier Emerging Markets (FEM), announced today the move of Walid Hassouna from his position as CEO of the Firm’s Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) platform to focusing solely on managing and driving forward Egypt’s leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) lifestyle-enabling fintech platform valU

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24 JULY 2022

EFG Hermes Successfully Concludes Advisory on the Second Issuance for Pioneers Properties for Urban Development’s EGP 425 Million Securitization Bond Offering

EFG Hermes’ investment banking division, the leading investment bank franchise in Frontier Emerging Markets (FEM), announced today the successful close of an EGP 425 million securitized bond issuance for real estate powerhouse Pioneers Properties for Urban Development and its affiliates – the second in an EGP 3.0 billion program. 

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24 JULY 2022

EFG Hermes Successfully Concludes Advisory on Orascom Development Egypt’s Flagship Project “O West” EGP 1.5 billion financing

Orascom Development Egypt (ODE) announced today that its subsidiary Orascom for Real Estate S.A.E (ORE), has signed EGP 1.5 billion facility agreement with Commercial International Bank (CIB) to partially finance the development and help accelerate the construction of the launched phases at its flagship development O West, namely Whyte, Tulwa, Club Residences, Hillside and the O-Business District. 

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14 JULY 2022

EFG Hermes Successfully Concludes Advisory on UAE-based Agthia’s Majority Acquisition of Auf Group

EFG Hermes, the leading investment bank franchise in Frontier Emerging Markets (FEM), announced today that its investment banking division successfully concluded advising Auf Group's founders and Tanmiya Capital Ventures (TCV) on the entry into a strategic transaction concerning Auf Group, a leading specialized Egyptian healthy snacks and coffee manufacturer and retailer, with UAE-based Agthia, one of the leading food and beverage companies in the region. 

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03 JULY 2022

Amazon Egypt (amazon.eg) launches valU's Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) Services in Egypt for Consumers To Avail Convenient Installment Plans up to 60 Months.

As part of Amazon Egypt’s commitment to enhance its shopping experience and provide customers in Egypt flexible and affordable payment options, Amazon Egypt (amazon.eg) is introducing installment plans through valU, the leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) lifestyle-enabling fintech platform in MENA, a subsidiary of EFG Hermes Holding. Amazon.eg customers who are also valU customers will be able to select the BNPL payment method on Amazon.eg store and choose their installment plan of choice, ranging from 6 to 60 months, without any down-payment. 

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27 JUNE 2022

valU Partners with Arab Developers Holding to Provide Customers with Flexible Home Improvement and Maintenance Installment Plans

valU, MENA’s leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) lifestyle-enabling fintech platform, partners for the first time with Arab Developers Holding, a leading real estate developer in Egypt, to offer residents of its various developments installment solutions that cover home improvement and maintenance fees starting from the 1st of July 2022.

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21 JUNE 2022

EFG Hermes Concludes Advisory on Bedaya Mortgage Finance’s First Securitization Issuance Worth EGP 651.2 million

EFG Hermes, the leading investment bank franchise in Frontier Emerging Markets (FEM), announced that its Investment Banking division successfully closed the first issuance worth EGP 651.2 million of the EGP 3 billion securitization program for Bedaya Mortgage Finance, Egypt’s first non-bank online mortgage provider

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20 JUNE 2022

valU, MENA’s Leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) Lifestyle-Enabling Fintech Platform, Enters Into an Agreement with Members of Alhokair Family to sell a Minority Stake

valU, MENA’s leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) lifestyle-enabling fintech platform, announced today that Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair, Salman Abdulaziz Alhokair, and Abdul Majeed Abdulaziz Alhokair (“Alhokair Family”) have entered into an agreement to acquire a 4.99% stake in valU through a capital injection of USD 12.4 million, signifying a valuation of USD 247.4 million for the company.

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07 JUNE 2022

Vortex Energy Invests c. €222m into Ignis as it Reaches a Milestone of more than 1 GW of Ready-to-Build Solar Portfolio

Vortex Energy, a leading renewables-focused investment vehicle in Europe, managed by the private equity arm of EFG Hermes, has announced today that it invested to-date in Ignis c. €222m of equity capital, consequently fulfilling its terms of its partnership with Ignis that it initiated last year.

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06 JUNE 2022

EFG Hermes completes advisory on USD 323 mn Private Placement ahead of the IPO of Ali Alghanim and Sons Automotive Company on Boursa Kuwait—which Marks the First IPO in the Kuwaiti Stock Market Since 2020

EFG Hermes, the leading investment bank franchise in Frontier Emerging Markets (FEM), announced today that its Investment Banking division has successfully completed advisory on Ali Alghanim and Sons Automotive Company’s USD 323 million Private Placement ahead of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Boursa Kuwait. The upcoming IPO marks a significant milestone for EFG Hermes, as this is going to be the Firm’s first IPO on the exchange where it acted as joint bookrunner for the offering. 

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