A results driven, entrepreneurial leader with over 30 years of international experience, covering Private Equity, Turnaround / Restructuring, and Investment Banking with top-tier firms including KPMG, Deutsche Bank, Hambros Bank, Zeus Capital, Kuwait Finance House and NorthEdge.Former Head of Private Equity for Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain), responsible for the management, restructuring and exit of their Private Equity portfolio during, and following, the global financial crisis.Significant chairman and non-executive board experience with Private Equity backed businesses, driving transformational value creation projects across multiple sectors.Chief Restructuring Officer experience in complex and distressed situations - including a landmark $600m corporate turnaround and restructuring in Thailand.Extensive transaction record, closing over $6bn of deals in more than 10 different countries. Arranging over $3bn of structured finance; advising on over $2.5bn of financial restructurings; and by acting as principal or adviser on over $800m of mid-market M&A / Investment deals.Developed and emerging markets experience - UK (15 years), Middle East (10 years) and SE Asia (7 years).
Listed skills include Private Equity, Corporate Finance, Restructuring, Investment Banking, and 26 others.