Director
The National Investor
Total years of experience :22 years, 4 Months
Directed and managed the entire transaction process, including sourcing transactions, conducting legal, accounting, commercial, IT and HR due diligence, performing valuation and other financial analysis, preparing memos and presentations for Investment Committee and Board, negotiating transaction documents (SPAs, SHAs, Prospectus, Info Memo, Subscription Forms, Management Agreement, Musataha, Bank Facility Agreements, LP-GP Fund Documentation, Joint Venture Agreements), managing portfolio and realizing exits
•Proprietary Deals: Proprietary deals include the buyout of development land in Masdar City for residential use (EV: $100 mm), Mafraq Hotel, a 4 star hotel in Abu Dhabi, National Catering Company, a UAE based industrial catering business (EV: $117mm), buyout of Knightsbridge Global Security ($7 million), real estate development and project management
•Board and Excom Experience: Al Jeyoun Abu Dhabi Global Market, a Masdar City residential real estate development fund, Knightsbridge Global Security, a manned security services platform.
•Select Transactions:
Executed and Mandated Advisory and Transaction Experience
Date Client Sector Size ($mm) Role
Mar 2018 Group of Hospitals, UAE Healthcare 500 Sell Side Advisory
Dec 2017 Oscar Cinema Cinema / Entertainment 40 Sell Side Advisory
Apr 2017 Fidelity Trust Real Estate Development Financing 150 Buy-Side
Feb 2017 Tour Dubai Tourism 15 Sell Side Advisory
Sep 2016 UAE Based Insurance Broker Insurance Brokerage 15 Sell Side Advisory
Aug 2016 Dubai Based Bottling Company Bottled Water Manufacturing 15 Sell Side Advisory
Aug 2016 Masdar City Real Estate Fund Real Estate Development Fund 550 Real Estate
Aug 2016 Saudi Conglomerate Frozen Meat Processing 40 Buy Side
Mar 2016 National Investment Corporation REIT and Development Real Estate NA Valuation Advisory
Feb 2016 Control and Applications Group Oil Field Services 15 Buy Side Advisory
Nov 2015 Knightsbridge Global Security Security Services 5 Principal Investment
Jun 2015 Electrical and Instrumentation Oil Field Services 150 Capital Markets
Feb 2015 Siraj Finance Non-Banking Consumer Finance 25 Buy Side Advisory
Nov 2014 Dunia Finance Money Exchange and Remittance 50 Buy Side Advisory
Aug 2014 National Catering Company Industrial Catering, Modern Retail 150 Buy Side Advisory
Apr 2014 Transguard Group Outsourced Services 250 Sell Side Advisory
Nov 2013 Saudi Conglomerate Frozen Food Processing 100 Buy Side Advisory
Jan 2013 MedCo, KSA and Qatar Healthcare Distribution 40 Sell Side Advisory
Apr 2012 MAF Orix Finance Financial Services 50 Buy Side Advisory
Feb 2012 Knightsbridge Global Security Facilities Management 10 Sell Side
Airlines Aviation 650 Sell Side Advisory
Apr 2009 Mainland Investment Hospitality 35 Debt Arrangement
Mar 2009 The National
Prepared valuation analysis of a company in pre-engineered building sector in India and Kuwait
•Performed buy-side acquisition advisory assignment on behalf of a listed real estate company in Kuwait in the acquisition of a privately held real estate company in UAE
•Performed financial and commercial due diligence on behalf of a leading bank in Kuwait
•Prepared investor offering materials for a private equity fund in Kuwait
•Prepared information memorandum for a restaurant in Kuwait and assisted in private placement of its equity
•Reviewed and finalized the drafting and structuring of a hotel operator management agreement between the hotel operator and the client
•Assisted in structuring of investment returns for the investors in a condominium hotel in Madinah, KSA
Assisted in identifying acquisition targets in copper mines and smelter sector
•Assisted in the valuation / mergers and support work related to acquisitions of two Australia based and one Zambia based copper mines
•Arranged dollar funding against the imports of raw materials and capital expenditure from overseas banks at LIBOR - linked rates
Audit
•Led statutory audit of companies, partnership firms and bank branches
courses: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CFA® Institute, US Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP®), US
courses: Chartered Accountant (CA), Associate Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, India Cost and Works Accountant (CWA), Associate Member, Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India Company Secretary (CS)