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M&A advisor Osama Rifai

M&A advisor Osama Rifai

Osama fluently speaks 5 European languages. He is at ease with the following industries: banking & finance, (renewable) energy, automotive, commodities, watch & jewellery. He has in-depth experience in corporate finance including but not limited to M&A, private equity, debt financing and interim management as CFO

Skills & Experience

Osama has an University degree in Finance & Economics from the Université de Fribourg in Switzerland.

He started his international career in banking (portfolio and wealth management, investment banking, syndicate loans, project finance, risk management, private equity) with a number of very reputable global banks.

After years of banking he changed and joined an industrial group in Switzerland where he was heading the financial services in Europe and later corporate finance globally. Since 11 years he is independent covering cross border M&A, private equity and international business development transactions. Osama can be considered a corporate finance specialist with a broad experience. He is hands-on, pragmatic and very efficient in his way to handle projects.

Furthermore, with his multi-cultural background he feels at ease with any culture and mentality which might be involved in a specific project.

Examples of deals done by Osama Rifai

Acquirer		US entrepreneur
Country Acquirer		United States
Target		Swiss industrial company
Country target		Switzerland
Item		Acquisition
Purchase price		Not disclosed
Industry		Plastics for automotive
Osama Rifai		Advisor Corporate Finance/ M&A (Buy side)

Industrial knowledge

• Banking & Finance
• (renewable) Energy
• Building Automation
• Automotive
• Commodities
• Watch & jewellery

Country experience

• Switzerland
• Germany
• Austria
• Italy
• Eastern Europe
• Central Asia (one of Osama speciality as he has set up business relationships with this region for more than 10 years)
• GCC
• Singapore
• China

Languages spoken by the M&A advisor

• German (Native)
• English
• French
• Italian
• Spanish

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