- CEO
- Karim Aly Awad Saleh Salama
- Full Time Employees
- 4,500
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment banks/Brokers
- Address
- Building No. B129 6th of October City GZ Egypt 12577
- IPO Date
- Feb 10, 1999
- Business
- EFG Holding Company S.A.E. (EGX: HRHO.CA; LSE: EFGD), formerly EFG-Hermes Holding S.A.E., operates as a leading financial services provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and beyond, offering investment banking, non-bank financial institutions (NBFI), and commercial banking products through its three core verticals: EFG Hermes, EFG Finance, and BANK NXT. EFG Hermes delivers advisory services including equity and debt capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and merchant banking; securities brokerage for institutions, high-net-worth individuals, and retail investors; asset management encompassing mutual funds, Sharia-compliant mandates, and alternative investments; research coverage; and private equity focused on sectors such as education, healthcare, energy, and renewables. EFG Finance, the fastest-growing NBFI platform, provides microfinance through Tanmeyah; leasing and factoring via EFG Corp-Solutions; fintech solutions including payments with PayTabs Egypt, buy-now-pay-later with Valu, and B2B marketplace Fatura; mortgage finance through Bedaya; insurance via Kaf; and additional services like EFG EV Fintech; while BANK NXT offers integrated retail, corporate, and Islamic banking products including loan syndication in Egypt. The company maintains operations across Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Kenya, Nigeria, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, Syria, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Bangladesh, and Vietnam, targeting governments, corporations, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals, SMEs, entrepreneurs, and retail investors. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in 6th of October City, Egypt, EFG Holding underwent a strategic rebranding from EFG-Hermes Holding S.A.E. to its current name in July 2023 to reflect its evolution into a universal bank; recent developments include acquiring a 51% stake in BANK NXT in November 2021, launching a USD 300 million Saudi Education Fund (SEF) in 2024 with an inaugural investment acquiring Britus Education, advising on Budget Saudi's USD 121 million acquisition of AutoWorld in July 2024, serving as joint financial advisor and bookrunner for Cherry Trading Company's SAR 252 million IPO on the Saudi Exchange in December 2025, planning Securities Borrowing and Lending services launch in Saudi Arabia in Q3 2025, and targeting a second close of USD 170 million for the SEF alongside USD 150 million investments in Egypt across education, healthcare, and energy in 2025.