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 learnings from being on both sides of the aisle, as a founder, and now as a full-tim ... 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
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
Apr 2023
Understanding Mergers & Acquisitions, with Mohamed Madani and Rick Dallas
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
39m 9s
Jul 2021
The future of e-commerce and retail in MENA with Mazen AlDarrab, Founder of Zid
Mazen AlDarrab, Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Zid, a Riyadh-based Shopify-like e-commerce management startup that helps people (and businesses) set up their online stores. Mazen AlDarrab is a serial entrepreneur who previously founded and led different companies before Zid. ... Show More
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Mar 2022
Retail and Design Industry: Taymoor Atigetchi
Taymoor Atigetchi, CEO & Founder at Papier, joins Natasha to talk about his fantastic customer-driven business in Papier. Founded in 2015, he has revolutionised the stationary market and shares his insights from school, university, and beyond. Plus, what his love of entrepreneurs ... Show More
7m 34s