Abdullah Hassawi, Senior Financial Analyst (Multi-sectors) - Corporate Finance & Investment Services Group

Abdullah Hassawi

Senior Financial Analyst (Multi-sectors) - Corporate Finance & Investment Services Group

Coast Investment & Development Company

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Master's degree,
Experience
5 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 3 Months

Senior Financial Analyst (Multi-sectors) - Corporate Finance & Investment Services Group at Coast Investment & Development Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2008 to January 2011

Coast Investment & Development Company Kuwait City, Kuwait
Senior Financial Analyst (Multi-sectors) - Corporate Finance & Investment Services Group Mar 2008- Jan 2011
• Advised a client in a corporate finance deal that was worth US$60mn
Assisted one of Coast's subsidiaries in the process of raising US$435mn for a petrochemical

venture
• Research coverage of Mobile Telecom Company (Zain)
• Prepared a business plan for a prospective financial intelligence company
• Built various financial valuation models (DCF and peer comparables)
• Advised a Media company on an optimal capital structure.

Financial Analyst (Multi-sectors) at Corporate Finance & Investment Services Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2005 to March 2008

Financial Analyst (Multi-sectors) - Corporate Finance & Investment Services Group Nov 2005- Mar 2008
• One of the key team members of the US$300mn private placement of the Kuwait German
Holding (Melius Capital)
• Developed a the FTSE Coast Kuwait 40 market index in collaboration with FTSE; later
established the first ETF in the region based on that index in cooperation with Lyxor AM
• Asset allocation for the firm and client portfolios
• Produced various fundamental and technical analysis reports on Kuwaiti private, public
companies and the macro economic environment
• Prepared a valuation for a private manufacturing firm that was worth US$15mn
• Managed a small portfolio for the company that was worth US$18mn
• Generated daily and weekly brief reports of Kuwait Stock Market


Additional Information

Education

Master's degree,
  • at IE Business School
  • May 2012

• IE Business School, Madrid, Spain - International MBA Apr 2011-May 2012

Diploma,
  • at CFA
  • June 2010

• Passed CFA level 1 exam Jun 2010

Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at Kuwait University
  • August 2005

• Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait - BA in Finance Feb 2000-Aug 2005

Specialties & Skills

Corporate Finance
Microsoft Excel
Financial Analysis
Financial Modeling
CORPORATE FINANCE
FINANCE
FINANCIAL ANALYST
MICROSOFT OFFICE
MS OFFICE
PETROCHEMICAL
REFINERY
TELECOM

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Spanish
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certified Stock Trader (Training)
Training Institute:
T-mas
Date Attended:
March 2006
Corporate Finance Valuation and Modeling (Training)
Training Institute:
Terrapin
Date Attended:
March 2008
Technical Analysis (Training)
Training Institute:
Enhance
Date Attended:
December 2008