London, Dubai, December 12th , 2019 – Global investment banking firm Drake Star Partners and Dubai-based financial advisory firm Awad Capital Ltd. have announced a strategic partnership to expand their cross-border reach and facilitate their global growth. The partnership will expand Drake Star Partners’ access in the Middle East, where Awad Capital boasts an outstanding …
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When “no trade” is the best trade. When it comes to derivatives and risk management, there is one crucial piece of advice that is often neglected. After spending over a decade working on the trading floors of Goldman Sachs in Paris and London, alongside some of the best traders in the world, one piece of …
Four years ago, I wrote an article calling the peak in the investment cycle in the consumer sector. Today, I am calling the end of the prolonged downturn we have been in since oil prices peaked in 2014. The broader economic indicators are already signaling a rebound. This can be seen in the purchasing managers …
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The luxury retail market continues to be a lucrative sector for investment. Despite some challenges in recent years, from the Yellow Vest protests in Paris, to declines in stock prices, and concerns over matters such as the Chinese government’s hefty import duty charges. Nonetheless, the sector has bounced back, and growth is still expected to …
21 March 2019, Dubai, UAE – Awad Capital, the independent, Dubai-based, DFSA regulated financial services firm, has announced the successful closure of its recent capital raising, totaling $2.1 million. The capital will be used to fuel the growth of the company. Ziad Awad, founder and CEO of Awad Capital, commented: “We are pleased to announce …
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The technological innovations of the past few decades have revolutionised almost every business sector. From digital transformation, cloud-based technologies to blockchain technology, businesses now need to put technology at the heart of what they do to remain competitive in their markets. In the case of the logistics sector, it has arguably been most affected by …
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