Advised on all matters relating to the real estate portfolio.Liaising with banks on all financing issues. Expanding core family business into the Middle East.Securing raw material for production from global suppliers.

•Brought start-up business to profitability in just over a year and increased AUA for the firm by over USD 300mn within a year. Added numerous revenue streams to business – advisory, referred business to other offices•Initiated business development framework to expand Apex Fund Services, a global independent fund services business, into Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi i.e. set-up and incorporated rep/branch office, conducting market research to viability of expansion, marketing services and products •Structured multiple closed and open ended vehicles for clients (hedge funds, private equity, real estate, FoHF, UCITs etc.) in various global jurisdictions

• Established a framework to market an existing fund of hedge fund portfolio to 3rd party clients in the GCC region– the first of its kind and most reputable – to UHNWI and institutions• Created risk management and investment process guidelines to provide investment team and clients greater transparency.• Analysed and screened existing and potential hedge fund managers for the product through qualitative and quantitative methods (PG, one-pager, conference calls etc)• Negotiated new counterparty agreements with leverage providers and administrators.• Oversaw the regulatory approval process with the DFSA and provided them with full transparency and information.• Member of the Investment Committee (consisting of 3 people) and managed the allocation and weighting process. • Reported directly to the CEO/CIO and represented the sole investor in all aspects of their alternatives business

• Maintained relationships with existing underlying managers and monitoring the underlying investments. i.e. with each hedge fund allocation trying to obtain the best level of transparency to ensure that securities can be monitored in terms of names, exposures, liquidity etc• Conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis on potential/current managers to include in portfolios across all strategies and asset classes. • Maintaining peer groups of various strategies and asset classes as well as all in-house products• Conducting due diligence on current/potential hedge funds through conference calls, meetings and onsite visits.• Assist the CIO in risk exposures and portfolio management of all products.• Liaising with hedge fund community to increase investment universe (third party marketers, prime brokers, family offices)• Analyzing world markets and sectors on daily/weekly basis with a view on where to allocate over the next few quarters.• Conducting all month-end trading investments on behalf of the investment team by directing the operations team for disbursement of cash and allocations• Directing the in-house creation of a proprietary manager database and working alongside IT department• Held client meetings with current/potential investors for marketing the firms’ products. • Assisted marketing team with the monthly reporting cycle and the issuing of performance statistics to investors. • Updating portfolio valuations, performance estimates and preparing monthly final reports; liaising with administrators, custodians, fund managers, and leverage providers • Processing of incoming and outgoing management and performance fees, as well valuating current AUM, equity and leverage (strike) statistics. • Investment Committee Member

• Assisted Associates and Directors on M&A operations including marketing presentations to potential clients and executions on mandates.• Prepared pitch-books, IMs, and technical proposals (for privatisations) in projects within Telecoms, Transportation, Energy, and Oil & Gas industries on the buy-side/sell-side. Gained technical know-how by conducting valuations on companies through DCF models and multiples comparison.• Conducted financial and sector analysis of various industries as well as researching potential acquirers and/or buyers.

• Compiled qualitative and quantitative data of various hedge funds to determine which funds fulfilled the requirements of the selection criteria and presented it to the Investment Committee.• Updated daily/weekly performance and prepared monthly reports of finals; liaised with administrators, fund managers, directors; conducted due diligence on potential hedge funds and prepared subscription/redemption documents.• Assisted in the transitional phase of converting FOF to a leveraged FOF whereby gaining insight on technical aspects of alternative investments. Acquired knowledge of various investment strategies and analysed performance against financial markets.