Following up on our episode about financial due diligence, Fraser Dawson joins us today to talk about all things legal due diligence. Fraser is a Partner at Addelshaw Goddard, and has covered a broad range of M&A and other corporate transactions in both Europe and the Middle East. He’s also a CFA charterholder, which makes him unique and specially suited to ... Show More
Jul 2023
The exit process, with Sherif El-Helw
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 M ... Show More
38m 44s
May 2023
Learnings from both side of the aisle, with Mohammed Jaffar
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
33m 8s
May 2023
Debt refinancing, with Mohamed Khalifa
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
26m 46s
Feb 2023
First Trademark Trial Over NFTs
Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, discusses French luxury design house Hermès International SA’s trademark trial against digital artist Mason Rothschild for creating and selling “MetaBirkin” NFTs, which depict digital images of the ... Show More
37m 48s
Sep 2021
Focusing on wellness in the broking space
Victoria/Tasmania’s recently crowned Wellness Advocate of the Year, Sadish Visvalingam, outlines why it’s crucial for brokers to look after their wellbeing and mental health. Being in the best physical and mental shape possible is good for all business professionals, but especial ... Show More
46m 12s
Aug 2021
JP Sharma - Captain’s Freight Services
When you go from being an employee to an entrepreneur, there is a lot at stake. For JP Sharma, the CEO of Captain's Freight, an International freight forwarder and logistics provider, it meant dipping into his savings in a very strategic way. With many others on a similar journey ... Show More
19m 24s