Approaches to Raising and Investing Capital

Faizal is a UK qualified lawyer and for many years has worked and advised, and is a trusted advisor to institutions, corporates and families across the Middle East, Africa and India. Faizal specialises in banking and finance and has advised corporates, family offices and families including on their international investment and holding structures.

Faizal is responsible for developing the strategy for Jersey Finance’s engagement in Africa, the Middle East and India. He is focussed on his key markets, regularly travelling to all these countries, liaising and working with key stakeholders, including public and private institutions, corporates and families, building long-term mutually beneficial relationships.

Brian is the resident managing partner in Trowers & Hamlins' Bahrain office and heads its corporate team in Bahrain as well its international funds practice. He has 20 years' experience working with clients from or investing in the GCC. He advises clients in respect of public and private company mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring and regulation (including corporate finance, company and group structuring, shareholders' and joint venture arrangements, constitutional documents and corporate governance) in addition to a broad range of commercial and contractual matters.

Brian also advises a number of banks, private equity clients and sovereign wealth institutions in respect of Bahraini and offshore fund establishment in addition to international private equity investments and disposals. In addition, Brian works on development of board and management incentive platforms, employee benefit trusts, board charters and associated policies for several banking institutions.

Daniel Pacic joined Ogier Global in July 2023 as a Director and Middle East specialist. He is responsible for the development of the group’s presence and service offering in the UAE and wider GCC region, aimed at facilitating Governance, Risk and Compliance services for financially-regulated entities, fund administration services for SWFs, PE funds and VC funds as well as estate planning solutions for private clients and their families.

Prior to joining Ogier, Daniel held senior management and Directorship positions at other service providers such as Vistra and Intertrust. Daniel has had several articles featured in publications such as Sovereign Wealth Quarterly and has also made guest appearances on Dubai Business Breakfast on Dubai Eye FM / Dubai One TV. He has been a resident of the UAE since he was born in 1985 and has extensive professional and life experience in the Middle East.

Mariam is a dual-qualified Bahraini lawyer and English solicitor who joined a prominent Wealth Management house in the Kingdom of Bahrain as Legal Counsel. Mariam has an array of experience from handling Real Estate, Joint Venture, M&A, Regulatory and other forms of cross-border matters locally and internationally to meeting the Group’s corporate and restructuring needs.

Mariam started her legal career at Newton Legal, a Bahrain-based international law firm, where she gained practical experience in managing high value projects in the Oil & Gas, Construction and Commercial sectors and represented parties (governmental, semi and non) in multi-party transactions and disputes (including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation).

Abdullah is an international banking and finance associate in Trowers & Hamlins' Bahrain office. He advises banks, financial institutions, agents, sponsors, funds and multinational companies across the GCC, South Asia and South-East Asia spanning across a broad range of industries and asset classes on a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions with particular focus on corporate finance, project finance, trade finance, Islamic finance, debt capital markets & structured finance, debt restructuring and regulatory issues. In addition, Abdullah regularly assists clients with credit agreement compliance concerns, amendments, waivers and consents on financing documents, and routine regulatory compliance issues. Besides acting as lenders’ counsel, Abdullah has substantial experience in representing borrowers in relation to credit arrangements and security release and discharge process.

Fadi is a seasoned business development executive with strong commercial acumen and solid relationships in the GCC. He has a proven track record of raising funds from institutional investors, and has deep-rooted connections with Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, and Family Offices across the region.

An articulate communicator and negotiator, he has exceled at building and strengthening long-term professional relationships with clients, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders, and is experienced in advising institutional clients on asset allocation strategies and relevant investment solutions. Fadi specializes in alternative investment strategies, asset management, investment advisory, and portfolio management.

Prior to joining IQEQ, Fadi was with Principal Islamic Asset Management, where devised the business strategy for the office and led the sales efforts for the firm’s global investment solutions in the Middle East.

Filip leads the legal and operational due diligence team in a single family office based in the UAE. The office has an institutional size, diversified multi-asset portfolio. He and his team advise the key stake holders on the legal and operational points and risks relating to the office’s transactions, existing portfolio, contractual matters, material legal and regulatory developments, etc.

Filip commenced his legal career in Dublin, Ireland where he qualified as a solicitor in a large commercial law firm. Thereafter, he worked as an investment funds associate in one of the largest offshore law firms based in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. He moved to the UAE in 2021.