Director-level Technology investment banker providing M&A and capital raising services to corporates, startups, venture capital and private equity funds.

18 closed transactions including:

Warburg Pincus's carve-out of Mercator from Emirates Airline IT - the largest software M&A deal in Middle East (exc. Israel) at the time.

Fashion-tech company Fits.me's sale to Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten.

Buy-side M&A engagement for $10bn-valued Sage Plc, resulting in multiple acquisitions of European Saas companies.

Evaluating Tech sector investment opportunities on behalf of a prominent Saudi family office (one of KSA's largest Steel suppliers, AIC Steel).

- Strategy-setting, sourcing and evaluation of global Web3 and Web2 investment opportunities, eg $1m round for last-mile delivery platform Swftbox.com
- Setting up venture studio Nomu Ventures. Selecting and nurturing startups such as Jumlaty.app (grocery app - $4m invested to date)

Own-account micro Private Equity fund (100% owned), undertaking a leveraged roll-up in the logistics sector (specialist courier companies).

Acquired first company in Oct-2021 ($100k EBITDA on $600k revenues). Raised $1.3m to support the acquisition of two further targets under LOI totalling $1m in EBITDA on $2.9m revenues.

Responsibility for identifying targets, negotiating acquisition terms, obtaining financing, due diligence and digital transformation & integration post-acquisition.

Jemjar: US-based, $1m-funded, card-based Bitcoin rewards app partnering with Visa, Mastercard and 30,000 local businesses (eg Starbucks, Pizza Hut). Small exit to strategic investor Wewards, inc.

Yoomondo: vacation rental guest communications platform. 250 paying clients across the US and Europe. Sold to European vacation rental company Ovo Network in 2021.

Tripster: award-winning travel app offering local perks to tourists. 10,000+ users; partnerships with 160 local tourism businesses.

Senior Associate in the European Technology-sector investment banking team. Advised on a range of M&A and capital raising transactions including Dutch call recording technology provider Cybertech's $60m sale to its US-based competitor N.I.C.E. Systems.

Senior analyst in the EMEA Technology-sector investment banking group, working on M&A, equity and debt capital raising transactions out of the firm's European headquarters in London. Closed transactions include Alcatel-Lucent's $1.5bn bond offering and the 3-way $615m merger of Go Voyages, Opodo and eDreams.

Financial and commercial due diligence / strategic consultancy on a range of cross-border, often private equity-backed transactions. Deals include PE fund CCMP's acquisition of semiconductor firm BOC Edwards.