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Mariem Saad , LL.M

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Mariem is an Egyptian qualified lawyer and advises on mergers and acquisitions transaction as well as competition law in Egypt and the larger Middle East. She advises domestic and international clients in mid and large cap transactions and represents clients in merger control proceedings and abuse proceedings before the Egyptian Competition Authority and other competition regulators in the region.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2019

Membership

  • Egyptian Bar Association

Qualification

  • LLB (2019)

Education

  • Faculty of Law – English Department – Cairo University (2019)
  • Private Law Diploma – Ain Shams University (2020)

1 Contributions by Mariem Saad

Nigeria: Foreign Investment Regime - Registration, Sectoral and Ownership Restrictions, Environmental and Local Content Requirements, and Interaction with Merger Control
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Nigeria: Foreign Investment Regime - Registration, Sectoral and Ownership Restrictions, Environmental and Local Content Requirements, and Interaction with Merger Control
1. What is the applicable legislation? There is no single, stand‑alone foreign investment statute that creates an all-encompassing foreign direct investment (FDI) framework in Nigeria. Rather, the rules that apply to FDI sit across multiple enactments. The core provisions appear in: the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission Act 1995 (NIPCA 1995); the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995, Chapter F34; the Companies and Allies Matters Act 2020 (CAMA 2020); the Immigration Act 2015; the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion Act 1979; and the Investment and Securities Act 2025 (ISA 2025). In addition, subject to the state from which capital is deployed, multinational and bilateral investment treaties can be relevant. The latest adjustments to Nigeria’s FDI landscape concerned revisions to the procedures of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (Investment Commission) rolled out in 2023. Those changes are aimed at simplifying registration for overseas investors while improving openness and effectiveness overall. 2. Which government or other body (or bodies) reviews foreign investments? In essence, four regulators supervise FDI nationwide in Nigeria: the Investment Commission, the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, the Nigerian Immigration Service, and the Corporate Affairs Commission. The Investment Commission, in practice, acts principally as...
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