Fortune is an on-shore Dubai, UAE based consulting firm that provides execution support to clients in their M&A and equity raise transactions primarily in the healthcare sector. The Principal and Advisors of Fortune have decades of broad based professional experience with top-tier corporates and international financial institutions in the MENA region.Over the years, we have executed equity placement / M&A mandates for mid to large corporates and have in the process cultivated strong relationships with corporates, institutional investors, sovereigns, ultra high net-worth individuals and family offices in the GCC region.We at Fortune strongly believe that our sole focus on high-value-add services enables us to (a) prepare and position corporates for an equity raise / M&A transactions, (b) identify, track and readily access diverse pools of liquidity and (c) provide support from inception to closure for ensuring a seamless execution.

I was heading the regional team responsible for the following countries; Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Oman and Pakistan. In addition to the P & L responsibility, I was leading a team of senior transactors engaged in originating and executing tailor made conventional & Sharia'a-compatible structured term financing solutions for corporate and institutional clients.

At the time, I was heading the Global & Commodity Corporates segment of the corporate banking department, which constituted of top tier multinationals and public sector entities.

Primary responsibility included managing local and multinational top-tier corporate names in Abu Dhabi. Job description entailed originating global markets, project finance and corporate finance related opportunities, periodic relationship reviews and credit monitoring in line with the bank’s policy requirements.

In this role, I was managing corporate lending relationships across diversified industries (contracting, textiles, healthcare, polyester synthetic fiber, leather, carpets, chemicals, automobiles) in Lahore and Karachi.

My banking career began in the consumer banking department of ANZ Grindlays Bank, Pakistan. In various roles I was responsible for customer service, liability management and marketing.