The GC Call

This week, we’re talking with Sherif El-Helw about the timing and considerations ahead of an exit, and the role of an external advisor to support the sale process.Sherif has worked with with firms such as Morgan Stanley, Booz & Co, Beltone Financial, Akanar Partners and is now Ma ...  Show more

We’re joined today by Mohammed Jaffar. Mohammed is Chairman & CEO of Faith Capital Holding, a Kuwait-based venture capital fund. Prior to this, Mohammed was the CEO of Talabat.com, a leading e-commerce business they eventually sold to Delivery Hero in 2015. We talk about his lear ...  Show more

We’re joined today by Mohamed Khalifa, Group CFO of Middle East Glass, to talk about debt refinancing. Khalifa led MEG’s debt refinancing with the IFC and CIB as a way of securing the company’s balance sheet, in addition to steering the company through multiple devaluations of th ...  Show more

We’re joined today by Mohamed Madani and Rick Dallas to talk about mergers and acquisitions. Madani has led a number of unique buy-and-build platforms including Metamed, Middle East Glass, and CWB, which you’ll hear about on the episode. Rick, who’s our Senior Managing Director, ...  Show more

We’re joined today by our Senior Operating Partner, Asaad Salhab to understand the role of the operating partner. Asaad has been with Gulf Capital for the past decade, and has over 30 years of experience in leading several integrations across Europe and MENA. We discuss what happ ...  Show more