- 1946: Chase National Bank opens a representative office in Cairo. It closes in 1956.
- 1974: Chase Manhattan Bank opens a representative office in Cairo. This is the first physical presence established by an American bank in Egypt in 17 years.
- 1974: Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company opens a representative office in Cairo.
- 1975: Chase Manhattan Bank establishes in Cairo the Chase National Bank (Egypt) S.A.E., a joint venture with the National Bank of Egypt and has 49% ownership. Chase sells its ownership in 1987.
- 1976: Chemical Bank opens a representative office in Cairo.
- 1977: Chase Manhattan acts as lead bank for the Bank of Egypt’s seven-year, US$250 million loan agreement with a syndicate of international banks. This is the first transaction involving the Gulf Organization for Development in the Republic of Egypt (GODE) in the world markets, and the first syndicate Euroloan for Egypt guaranteed by GODE.
- 2015: J.P. Morgan is among a syndicate of banks to lead the Republic of Egypt’s US$1.5 billion bond offering, marking its re-entry into the market.
- 2015: J.P. Morgan acts as sole advisor to Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait on its US$150 million acquisition of a 98.5% stake in Piraeus Bank Egypt, marking the first cross-border banking M&A deal in the Middle East North Africa region this year.
- 2015: J.P. Morgan is appointed joint global coordinator and bookrunner on an IPO for Emaar Properties’ Egyptian subsidiary.
- 2019: J.P. Morgan acts as lead bookrunner on Egypt’s US$4 billion sovereign bond sale.