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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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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Dubai, UAE: Awad Capital, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) regulated firm specialising in M&A, corporate finance and capital markets advisory, has announced the creation of a new Employee Share Ownership Program (ESOP) that allows senior employees and members of the board and advisory board to become shareholders in the firm. Founding shareholder Ziad Awad, …
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2016 has been the year of the boutique investment bank. Specialist M&A shops run by a handful of senior investment bankers have been taking advisory work off the bulge bracket banks, while the so-called ‘elite’ boutiques with a few hundred staff – think Houlihan Lokey, Evercore and Moelis & Co – have also been moving …
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Dr. Marc Nassim, a senior financial services professional with more than 13 years of experience is joining Awad Capital Ltd. as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Development. Dubai, 6 September 2015: Today Awad Capital Ltd. (ACL) announced that Dr. Marc Nassim has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Corporate Development. …
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When we received our financial services licence from the DFSA, we moved our offices from JLT to DIFC and changed our company name from Awad Advisory to Awad Capital. In this highly read Linkedin blog, Ziad Awad tells the story behind this move…. Read it by clicking here
Today Awad Advisory announced that it has received final approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to operate a category 4 licensed firm in the Dubai International Financial Centre. The firm is rebranding as Awad Capital Ltd. and has relocated its offices to Emirates Financial Towers. The move also marks the second year anniversary of …
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Today Awad Capital announced that, as part of its move to DIFC, an Advisory Board has been formed to assist the company in its growth strategy. The Board is chaired by Dr Nasser Saidi and includes Mr Khamis Buharoon and Mr Khaled Al Mannaei, who are both from the UAE, Mr Fred Aubin from Canada …
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Today Awad Capital announced that it will be sponsoring the Juala Sailing Team, a keelboat competitive sailing team based in the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC). Ziad Awad, CEO of Awad Capital, said: “At Awad Capital, we share many of the values of competitive sailing including team work, integrity, discipline, attention to detail and focus …
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