Five partner firm, Raphaël & Associés, is a solid performer in Lebanon. The firm has no practice head and is run by executive committee consisting of Adel Nassar, Hala Raphael-Abillama and Nada Abdelsater-Abusamra who divide management responsibilities between them....
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Five partner firm, Raphaël & Associés, is a solid performer in Lebanon. The firm has no practice head and is run by executive committee consisting of Adel Nassar, Hala Raphael-Abillama and Nada Abdelsater-Abusamra who divide management responsibilities between them.
A standout deal for the firm saw it advise Group Lutfi El-Zein on the acquisition of Medigulf, which at $400 million is the largest acquisition financing deal to be syndicated and funded in Lebanon. Nassar and Abdelsater-Abusamra advised the purchaser on all aspects of the financing, which involved 16 local and international banks in ten jurisdictions.
In the capital markets area the firm advised on an issuance of $150 million of proffered shares for Banque Libano-Francaise
On the corporate side the has been active for automotive supplier RYMCO in it's establishment and acquisitions in the UK and Syria.
In the country's ever-buoyant real estate sector, partner Hala Raphael-Abillama has been representing the developer of a five star hotel and a beach resort.
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