Sherif Hashem is an associate in the Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group.

Sherif has a variety of transactional experience advising clients on M&A and capital markets. Sherif completed a secondment with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) where he supported the downstream function. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Sherif was a corporate associate based in the UAE offices of a leading US law firm and, prior to that, was a corporate associate at leading law firms in Egypt. Sherif also has experience outside of law, having managed a VC-backed tech company in Egypt where he successfully implemented a business turnaround strategy.

Representative experience*

• ADNOC on the carve-out and contribution of its fertilizers business to a joint venture with OCI N.V. that created Fertiglobe, one of the largest cross-border M&A deals in MENA. Fertiglobe subsequently listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) at a market capitalization of $5.8 billion.
• ADNOC on the block placement and secondary sale of a 10% stake worth $1 billion in its ADX-listed subsidiary ADNOC Distribution.
• Mubadala Petroleum on its acquisition of a 10% participating interest in the Egyptian super-giant Zohr gas field from Eni worth approximately $1 billion.

*Includes representations prior to Sherif’s association with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.