Lina El Haitamy
elhaitamy.lina@gmail.com +971 54 499 1868
Investment Banking Professional with more than 5 years of experience in Financial Services, Sales and Project Management.
Highly motivated, passionate, curious and hard worker
EDUCATION
2014 - 2017
EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL, GRANDE ÉCOLE PROGRAMME
Nice, France
Double Master’s degree in Management / MSc in Corporate Finance and Banking
Relevant courses: Strategic Management, Business Development, Financial Analysis and Modelling, Marketing
Master’s thesis: Financial Analysis and Valuation of AstraZeneca sales FMCG distributors retailers
2013 - 2014
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
Loughborough, UK
Full-year academic exchange – School of Business and Management
Relevant courses: Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Strategy, Econometrics, Data Analysis
2011 - 2014
UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LILLE
Undergraduate programme in Economics and Finance
Relevant courses: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Marketing, Accounting
Lille, France
WORK EXPERIENCE
Oct 2021 HSBC
Dubai, UAE
Present (1.5yrs) Investment Banking Senior Associate (Debt Capital Markets)
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Originates and executes Debt Capital Markets (DCM) deals for MENA clients
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Enables effective deal execution through strong sales and negotiation skills and effective project management (10+
deals closed in 2022 YTD)
● Interacts on a daily basis with clients and debt investors through meetings and calls (coverage: 20+ clients)
● Develops and preserves partnerships with various third-parties: investors, auditors, legal counsels, rating agencies
● Develops financial models, forecasts and analysis to support clients strategic funding initiatives
● Works with various teams internally and brainstorms on broader strategic initiatives for clients
● Meets annual targets as provided by the Head of the team
● Identifies and improves internal processes to deliver quicker data and more persuasive propositions for clients
● Collects, structures and analyses relevant market data and communicates them in a structured manner to clients
● Key deals: $500mn for Majid Al Futtaim, $500mn for Mubadala Investment Company
Feb 2019 BNP P ARIBAS
Paris, France
Sep 2021(2.5 yrs)Investment Banking Analyst / Associate (Debt Capital Markets)
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Supported 4 senior team members and main point of contact for the execution of DCM deals for French clients
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Managed the closing of 70+ deals including over 50+ with BNP Paribas being sole PMO in the project
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Key client contact of the team: ensured the management of both the external deal process (client interaction,
documentation, investor presentation); and the coordination of internal Admin obligations: credit committees, KYC
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Given the responsibility to cover the FMCG clients: Danone, Auchan, Carrefour, Casino
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Directed and implemented a weekly bond market update to be distributed to 100+ European corporate clients
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Managed an analyst and two interns and was in charge of their internship programme
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Key deals: €3.5bn for Airbus, €1.2bn for Kering, €1bn for JCDecaux, €800mn for Danone, €600mn for Chanel
Jan 18 - Jan
2019 (1 yr)
BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH
London, UK
Investment Banking Analyst
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Was part of the 2 out of 10 interns to receive a full-time offer after completing a summer internship
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Demonstrated excellent analytical skills, perseverance and strong ability to work under pressure
Jul - Dec
2015 (6 mths)
BNP P ARIBAS
Paris, France
Structured Finance Intern – Metals & Mining team, EMEA
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Supported the origination and execution of debt financing and advisory deals
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Advanced operational and financial modelling (cash flow projections, debt sizing, sensitivity analysis)
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Prepared market research for clients on industry market trends
LANGUAGES & COMPUTER SKILLS
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French, English, Arabic: Fluent (TOEIC English test score: 980/990), German: Basic
Excel, PowerPoint, Bloomberg Terminal: Excellent command
Salesforce, Tableau, SQL, Qualtrics: Good understanding
MAIN ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
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Sports: tennis (4 years+), running (Paris half marathon 2019)
Nutrition / Food blogging: ran a nutrition social media platform with the help of a gastroenterologist, focused on simplifying
nutrition basics during Covid lockdown, achieving 4000+ followers in 2 months only
Travel: 20+ countries
Business Development