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Jan 2025
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E90: The deal maker: Ziad Awad on compro...

Loulou Khazen
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I sat down with Ziad Awad, the Founder and CEO of Awad Capital, a boutique investment bank, specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). 
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