Hatem is the founder and managing partner of Gibraltar Advisory since 2009. Previously, Hatem acquired more than 7 years of expertise in internationally renowned firms and Investment Banks, in particular within Ernest & Young Paris, Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB) Paris and Swicorp, the Investment Bank specializing in the Middle East.Hatem has a wealth of transactional experience in corporate finance, M&A transactions and Project Finance. In Europe, Hatem has advised large European firms such as Telecom Italia, France Telecom and Ciments Français on strategic financing transactions. In Africa, within Gibraltar Advisory, Hatem has structured more than 30 cross-border fundraising and M&A transactions and advised several States or private operators in the context of infrastructure projects (transport, sanitation, water supply, waste management, renewable energy, education).Hatem is of French and Tunisian nationality, a former student of Lycée Louis-le-Grand and a graduate of Ecole Centrale Paris. He speaks French, English and Arabic.