Biography
Senior Counsel – De Gaulle Fleurance Emea Ltd.
Racha mainly intervenes in cross-border project finance and corporate/M&A. She advises commercial companies, corporate groups, banks, investment funds and governments on syndication and structured finance, as well as corporate restructuring and M&A transactions.
She also manages the daily operations of De Gaulle Fleurance Emea Ltd involving Africa, the Gulf region and Europe in coordination with various experts in our law firm and in the region, with respect to OHADA law, infrastructure and cross-border acquisitions/lending. She has also worked on Islamic finance transactions.
She holds a Certificate of Achievement, MS/LLM in International Law & Management (HEC Paris, France – 2007), a Master in International Business (Grenoble Business School – 2013), Degree in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution (Université Panthéon-Assas – Paris 2 in cooperation with the Lebanese University, Lebanon – 2011), a Master 2 in International and European Law (Pierre-Mendès-France University – Grenoble 2, France – 2010) and a Graduate Studies in French & Lebanese Law (Lebanese University – Filière Francophone de Droit de Beyrouth, Lebanon – 2009).
Racha Wylde is a member of the Paris (2017) and Beirut (2011) bars.
She speaks French, English and Arabic.