El-Aref International Law Office is adept at acting for banks, lenders, borrowers and sponsors in a broad range of matters. Practice head Aref El-Aref is well-versed in handling large-scale financing matters, including debt financing, while Mohamad Ramadan is very experienced in assisting with syndicated loans and term loans. Katia Daou advises regional banks and financial institutions on regulatory and capital markets issues.
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- ‘Aref El-Aref, Katia Daou and Mohamed Ramadan stand out.’
Key clients
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development PROPARCO Societe Generale Saudi Fransi Bank Qatar National Bank Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ Arab Finance House TCQ Power Ltd. First Bank of Nigeria ICARDA BluePeak Dukhan Bank Q.P.S.C. Union Bank of Nigeria PLC Binance JP Morgan Chase & Co. Commerzbank
Work highlights
Advised TCQ Power on a senior term loan facility issued by the United States International Development Finance Corporation for the development, construction, commissioning and operation of a greenfield 83.5 megawatt thermal power project and associated infrastructure in Sierra Leone.
Acted as co-counsel to Dukhan Bank on a Islamic finance transaction involving a QAR 387 million project.
Practice head
Aref El-Aref
Other key lawyers
Katia Daou; Mohamad Ramadan