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Ex-Citi dealmaker Lekkas joins First Abu Dhabi Bank

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A former top Citi dealmaker has joined First Abu Dhabi Bank.

Linos Lekkas, formerly co-head of the Wall Street bank’s continental European investment banking unit, is joining the Middle East lender as group head of investment banking and markets, according to a LinkedIn post.

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