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 	<li><strong>Local and international banks</strong> on numerous financing transactions in Iraq and Jordan, including syndicated facilities, trade finance and project finance.</li>
 	<li><strong>HSBC</strong> on the sale of its majority stake in Dar Es Salaam Bank in Iraq through a multi-million USD private order transaction.</li>
 	<li>Lead team member responsible for the incorporation and licensing of a branch of <strong>Standard Chartered Bank</strong> in Iraq.</li>
 	<li>Advising <strong>Standard Chartered Bank</strong> on the legal and regulatory framework applicable to banks in Iraq, and drafting and review of the banks' standard Financial Markets, lending, and cash management products and documentation.</li>
 	<li>The lenders and insurance providers on the financing of a major Power Plant Project in Iraq, including the assignment of a guarantee issued by the <strong>Iraqi Ministry of Finance</strong>.</li>
 	<li>A <strong>sovereign foreign entity</strong> on the USD 300 million Budget Support Loan to be extended to the Iraqi Government.</li>
 	<li><strong>National Bank of Kuwait</strong> on the restructuring of various facilities, secured by a REPO Agreement over listed securities in Jordan.</li>
 	<li>Representing the <strong>Buyer</strong> in the acquisition of a significant holding in a major food production and distribution operation with companies in Jordan, Panama and across the Middle East.</li>
 	<li><strong>Lukoil</strong>, on the required permits and licenses for the construction of a Gas Power Plant, and the drilling, completion and testing of certain wells for the West Qurna Phase II Project in Iraq.</li>
 	<li>A <strong>Major Real Estate Developer</strong> (as Borrower) in Jordan on the negotiation and documentation of a multi-million Syndicated Facility.</li>
 	<li>A <strong>multinational bank</strong> on the acquisition of a stake in MEPS, including conducting due diligence on the Target.</li>
 	<li>Advising <strong>European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)</strong> as to a comprehensive review of the transport and utilities sector in Jordan.</li>
 	<li>Advising <strong>FirstSolar</strong> on the negotiation and review of its sub-contract agreements, in connection with the Shams Maan PV Power Plant Project in Jordan.</li>
 	<li>Advising a <strong>multinational oil company</strong> on the potential acquisition of oil drilling activities in Iraq.</li>
 	<li><strong>APM Terminals (Maersk)</strong> on the acquisition of a Jordanian transport and logistics company, including conducting a comprehensive due diligence exercise on the Target, and negotiating, drafting and reviewing SPAs and SHAs relating to the transaction.</li>
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