Head of Corporate Finance / Western Region Head
Saudi Venture Capital
Total years of experience :19 years, 11 Months
- Sourcing & originating venture capital & private equity deals
- Negoriating, structuring and executing deals upon receiving investment committee & board approvals
- Placing investments with institutional and HNW investors
- Post-acquisition management of the portfolio companies, supporting for value creation, exit planning
- Heading and representing the firm in the Western Region
- Managing investment relations including existing & propect investors
- Structuring mega bank facilities for real estate development projects
- Evaluating and assessing the bankability of large enterprises
- Obtaining credit approvals
- Reviewed, critiqued and updated the Real Estate Credit Program Policies
- Review the business plans of 10 businesses we are setting up and assess the work of world-class management consultants and ensuring its fit with the overall corporate strategy in the following sectors: Real Estate, Infrastructure (Port & Utilities), Healthcare, Education, Industrial Valley, Smart City, etc.
- Manage financial institutions, consultants and liaise with internal groups within the company.
- Review, assess, and negotiate contracts with joint venture partners and other stakeholders.
- Leading the creation of investment memorandums, compiling information from all parties, matching the investment opportunities with the right investor profile.
- Hosting investors from top banks and introducing them to the Project and the investment opportunities offered.
- Assessed over 50 business plans and investment proposals from regional / international investment houses.
- Worked on more than US$ 60.0 million worth of newly approved global investments.
- Took a major role in conducting the due diligence on high profile deals including a US$ 1.8 billion cross-border deal.
- Acted as liaison between the Group and discretionary public managers (DPMs).
- Prepared presentations for SEDCO's top management on investment performance and market outlook.
- Secretary of the Group Investment Committee responsible for updating and reviewing the investment policies and procedures, member of SEDCO's Communication Committee and Strategy Group.
- Ranked top analyst of the Group for year 2007.
Worked in the United States as an intern at Hooke Associates Inc., an investment banking advisory boutique that advises public and private companies on valuation and M&A transactions.
- Exercised due diligence on screened investment opportunities and performed extensive valuation work.
- Built a financial model of the Durrat al-Bahrain real estate landmark.
- Assisted in arranging debt and equity issues for projects and drafted private placement memoranda (PPM).
- Conducted post-acquisition analysis of investment companies, including performance and Shari'ah reviews.
- Developed a multi-variable employee stock option plan (ESOP).
- Received CEO Reward of Excellence.