Manager in Transaction Advisory Services
Ernst & Young p.c.c
Total years of experience :18 years, 8 months
- Managing a number of feasibility studies, business plans, advisory valuation, business model building and due diligence assignments from planning and budgeting to delivery and quality review;
- Managing economic value added and market assessment assignments targeted at government institutions and members of the World Bank Group;
- Managing client workshops and interacting with tax, legal and technical advisors, providers of finance and companies’ upper management;
- Assisting in identifying new opportunities and preparing proposals;
- Managing, coaching, evaluating and counselling various members of the team; and
- Interviewing potential candidates, providing feedback and evaluating interns.
- Clients include leading local and regional corporations and family businesses, SMEs, private equity firms and individuals with target audience being potential acquiriers, providers of finance, licensing agencies and government bodies.
- Industry exposure includes, among others, real estate, construction and hospitality, retail and wholesale, manufacturing, insurance and financial services, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, oil and gas distribution and telecommunication.
- Geographical exposure covers GCC (UAE, KSA and Qatar), Levant (Lebanon and Jordan) and North Africa (Egypt and Morocco).
Teaching CFA Level I and Level II material with focus on economics, corporate finance and equity.
- Evaluated financial risk and built financial models for start-ups and potential acquisitions with focus on the real estate, manufacturing and food and beverage sectors;
- Wrote private placement memoranda, investment and valuation reports;
- Collected and analysed information pertaining to industry, sector, and company; and
- Researched potential business development opportunities.