KARIM AWAD
Head of Investment Banking
Mr. Awad is Head of the Investment Banking division. Since joining EFG Hermes in 1998, he has focused on equity offerings and merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the telecommunications and financial sectors as well as the recent development of the Division’s debt practice. During his tenure, Mr. Awad has participated in and closed deals with an aggregate value of approximately USD 10 billion, including landmark transactions such as advising Telecom Egypt (TE) on its initial public offering and on TE’s acquisition of a 45% stake in Vodafone Egypt; advising Société Générale on its acquisition of MIBank, and advising the shareholders of Al-Watany Bank of Egypt on the bank’s sale to National Bank of Kuwait. Mr.Awad graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a minor in Economics from the American University in Cairo with highest honours.