Jirayr is the managing partner of Matouk Bassiouny’s UAE Offices. He has a wealth of experience of working in the fields of corporate finance, trade finance, M&A transactions and capital markets across multiple jurisdictions including the UAE, Lebanon, Armenia, Egypt, Turkey and Jordan.
Before joining Matouk Bassiouny, Jirayr acted in a variety of senior roles with leading international banks including as chief legal officer and board secretary of Investbank, chief general counsel and head of regulatory affairs at Rasmala Investment Bank, head of legal and compliance at Bank of Sharjah, regional head of legal and compliance at Standard Chartered Bank and non-executive director of the board of directors of Lebanese Swiss Bank.
Jirayr currently focuses his practice on M&A transactions, trade finance, corporate finance (including debt restructuring), listing and IPO readiness and general corporate advisory.
