As one of the largest Egyptian Bank backed by a major international financial institution, NSGB is benefiting from the full support and dedication of Société Générale GROUP's specialists. These professionals are organized on a worldwide product line basis and active in various fields.

NSGB has become a leader in Egypt for medium or large size transactions relying on future cash flows and requiring an ability to manage a club deal or syndication.

NSGB has dedicated special units to arrange and structure complex financing transactions including

In cooperation with SG experts worldwide, NSGB is able to structure sizeable transactions in line with our lending and underwriting capacities. We have succeeded to build up an expertise in the following areas:


Acquisition Finance: (domestic or cross-border acquisition)

Within the privatization process conducted by the Public Enterprise Office (PEO), NSGB can support any anchor investor (domestic or international) willing to purchase Egyptian companies by implementing:

  • Trustee Accounts
  • Managing Escrow Agreements
  • Following transfer of shares in cooperation with the Central Custody Department
  • Ad hoc financing in order to optimize the constraints (cash flows, tax, legal,…)

Due to NSGB experience in dealing with any local authorities and public holding companies in particular, we have the capacity to manage with our customer all types of transactions in a very short period of time, by producing all necessary documentation (English/Arabic) and financing.

Project Finance:

NSGB has become the Egyptian leader in Project Finance thanks to its mandates for several key projects: Sidi Krier Plant, Suez Gulf and EastPort.

NSGB participates in the largest deals in Telecommunication, Power and Utilities, Oil & Gas, Waste Management, other Utilities and transportation. We have the capacity to structure deals in foreign or local currencies with maturities from 7 to 10 years.

Syndicated loans:

Built on its strong relationship with financial institutions, and seconded by the international expertise of SG GROUP, NSGB is very well positioned to structure, arrange and underwrite syndicated facilities with various purposes and tenors.

Structured Trade Finance:

NSGB's strong Trade Finance expertise combined with its structured Finance capabilities allow the Bank to structure and finance sophisticated cross-border trade transactions that are tailor-made to meet the unique requirements of clients allowing them to optimize the gains and manage risks.

Export Finance:

With the collaboration of SG Export Finance team, and its capabilities to structure multi-sources export credits with various ECAs (Export Credit Agencies), NSGB can arrange Multisources transactions involving various Export agency procedures. SG GROUP is ranking among the top two global arrangers worldwide.

Finance Advisory:

(M&A / Privatization Advisory)

NSGB, in cooperation with SG GROUP specialists, is able to allocate a dedicated team for advisory services allowing investors to help to acquire local companies and to participate into the PEO privatization program.

Equity Finance: (PRIMARY market)

For this activity (IPO, GDR, secondary Equity issues, convertible bonds), NSGB is only concentrating on transactions including an international component and is taking advantage of SG Securities (London) track record and expertise. SG Securities developed a strong franchise on research and its analyst, Hanni Shammah, is today highly recognised by both the corporates and the fund managers involved. In the last Reuters GEM Survey published end of November 2000, he was ranked first by the coporates and third by the fund managers.