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 Managing Director at Arqaam Capital. He has over 24 years of experience covering ... Show More
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
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
Oct 2023
939: Creating a Narrative for Growth | Ralph Leung, CFO, Achieve
When Ralph Leung relocated to Hong Kong from Morgan Stanley’s New York offices, he was a newlywed eager to energize the financial world as one of the bank’s senior deal makers for the Asia Pacific region.Four years later, when he accepted a call from a U. S. recruiter, he had bee ... Show More
46m 27s
Jun 2021
712: Making an Impact One Employee at a Time | Maria Manrique, CFO, O’Reilly Media
When Maria Manrique stepped into her first role as a CFO, she did so knowing that her finance leader mentor was still in the building—in fact, he was occupying the CEO office. “It would be unfair of me to not say that this was critical—being able to step into the role and have so ... Show More
40m 23s