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FEATURED MILESTONE / JULY 2025
A new chapter: Bonyan joins the Egyptian Exchange.
Bonyan’s July 2025 listing marked a new chapter for the commercial real estate platform.
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A new chapter: Bonyan joins the Egyptian Exchange.
Bonyan’s July 2025 listing marked a new chapter for the commercial real estate platform.
Read the storyBonyan adds an eighth commercial real estate asset.
Bonyan completed the acquisition of a Grade A office building in Redcon’s Golden Gate development in New Cairo. Located on South 90th Street near the American University in Cairo, the building has a built-up area of 6,888 square metres.
Read the storyCompass advises Zahran Market on a majority stake sale to Ezdehar.
Compass Capital acted as exclusive sell-side adviser to Zahran Market’s shareholders on the sale of a 60% stake to Ezdehar Management. The transaction closed in August 2022.
Read the storyBonyan acquires six Grade A office buildings in East Cairo.
Bonyan completed the acquisition of six office buildings in established East Cairo locations. Together, the buildings had a built-up area of 74,227 square metres and a gross leasable area of 47,450 square metres.
Read the storyCompass advises Intro Group on its acquisition of BariQ.
Compass Capital served as buy-side adviser to Intro Group on its EGP 570 million acquisition of BariQ, announced in May 2021.
Read the storyCompass advises on CDC’s investment in Alfa Medical Group.
Compass Capital served as sole adviser on CDC’s strategic investment of EGP 1.885 billion in Alfa Medical Group, announced in February 2021.
Read the storyCompass receives Egypt private equity recognition.
Compass Capital received International Finance’s 2019 award for Fastest Growing Private Equity Firm in Egypt. The award was presented at a ceremony in Dubai in January 2020.
Read the storyTarek Abdel Rahman discusses the role of private equity in Egypt.
Tarek Abdel Rahman participated in Al Mal’s CEO Thoughts conference in December 2019, joining a panel on the future of Egypt’s non-banking financial sector.
Read the storyRameda begins trading on the Egyptian Exchange.
Rameda’s shares began trading on the Egyptian Exchange on 11 December 2019 under the symbol RMDA. The listing followed institutional and retail offerings.
Read the storyCompass completes its exit from CI Capital.
Compass completed the sale of its remaining stake in CI Capital through a secondary offering on the Egyptian Exchange in May 2019.
Read the storyBonyan introduces the Walk of Cairo.
Bonyan announced the Walk of Cairo in January 2019, introducing an outdoor destination combining retail, dining, entertainment, wellness, and office space in Sheikh Zayed.
Read the storyTarek Abdel Rahman joins Compass as Managing Partner.
Compass announced the appointment of Tarek Abdel Rahman as Managing Partner in November 2018.
Read the storyCompass shares perspectives on Egypt’s M&A market.
Shamel Aboul Fadl joined investment and advisory professionals in November 2018 to discuss Egypt’s mergers and acquisitions outlook and the opportunities facing private equity investors.
Read the storyBonyan completes a capital increase.
Bonyan announced a capital increase from EGP 274.78 million to EGP 654 million in September 2018, following approval from the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones.
Read the storyCompass invests in CI Capital.
Compass Capital, together with a group of investors, acquired a stake in CI Capital from Commercial International Bank in March 2017. The announced transaction consideration was EGP 710 million.
Read the storyRameda’s shareholder structure evolves.
Compass concluded the exit of Raya Corporation and Sphinx Turn Around Fund from Rameda in April 2016. Greville Investing acquired Raya’s direct shareholding, increasing its holding in the pharmaceutical company.
Read the storyCompass exits Beltone Information Technology.
Compass agreed to sell its full 51% stake in Beltone Information Technology to Beltone Financial Holding in December 2015.
Read the storyCompass exits Beltone Financial Holding.
Compass completed its exit from Beltone Financial Holding in November 2015 by participating in a mandatory tender offer led by Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding.
Read the storyCompass acquires a stake in Beltone Financial Holding.
Compass announced the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Beltone Financial Holding in June 2012.
Read the storyCompass acquires a majority stake in Beltone Information Technology.
Compass acquired a 51% stake in Beltone Information Technology in June 2012. The holding company owned Beltone’s sales and trading businesses.
Read the storyCompass leads the acquisition of Rameda.
Compass led a consortium of investors in acquiring 100% of Rameda in January 2011. The company manufactured human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in Egypt.
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