Fares D. Noujaim
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Fares Noujaim is Executive Vice Chairman of Global Corporate & Investment Banking
at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
. Mr. Noujaim is also a member of the Global Corporate & Investment Banking Leadership team and recently served as Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds
, after previously serving as President of Merrill Lynch
Middle East & North Africa.
Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in June 2008, Mr. Noujaim was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
and was a member of Bear Stearns’ President’s Advisory Committee, having previously served as the committee’s chairman. While at Bear Stearns, Mr. Noujaim led banking teams in providing capital markets and strategic advisory services to some of the firm’s key domestic and international investment banking clients, including a broad range of global corporate enterprises and sovereign governments. He was Global Head of the firm’s Capital Markets Group from 1992 to 1997.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Noujaim has advised on M&A
transactions valued over $300 billion and has facilitated financings totaling in excess of $1 trillion. Mr. Noujaim began his career with Goldman Sachs
in 1985 and has served on the Board of International College
as well as The National Council of Economic Education.
Investment banking
An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities...
at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the corporate and investment banking division of Bank of America. It provides services in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management...
. Mr. Noujaim is also a member of the Global Corporate & Investment Banking Leadership team and recently served as Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Sovereign wealth fund
A sovereign wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund composed of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, property, precious metals or other financial instruments. Sovereign wealth funds invest globally. Some of them have grabbed attention making bad investments in several Wall Street financial...
, after previously serving as President of Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch is the wealth management division of Bank of America. With over 15,000 financial advisors and $2.2 trillion in client assets it is the world's largest brokerage. Formerly known as Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., prior to 2009 the firm was publicly owned and traded on the New York...
Middle East & North Africa.
Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in June 2008, Mr. Noujaim was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Bear Stearns
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. based in New York City, was a global investment bank and securities trading and brokerage, until its sale to JPMorgan Chase in 2008 during the global financial crisis and recession...
and was a member of Bear Stearns’ President’s Advisory Committee, having previously served as the committee’s chairman. While at Bear Stearns, Mr. Noujaim led banking teams in providing capital markets and strategic advisory services to some of the firm’s key domestic and international investment banking clients, including a broad range of global corporate enterprises and sovereign governments. He was Global Head of the firm’s Capital Markets Group from 1992 to 1997.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Noujaim has advised on M&A
Mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
transactions valued over $300 billion and has facilitated financings totaling in excess of $1 trillion. Mr. Noujaim began his career with Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
in 1985 and has served on the Board of International College
International College
Internationella kunskapsgymnasiet is an independent gymnasium in Liljeholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. The school is bilingual, with a mixture of Swedish and English used depending on the course....
as well as The National Council of Economic Education.