I was tempted to write an article about why M&A deals fail, but thought a more positive title may be more appealing. But the reality is that M&A, like many complex endeavours, is an art of avoiding mistakes. Take sailing for example: The perfect race is 75% achieved by avoiding the 100 most common mistakes. …
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Which Valuation Method Is Right for My Business?
In my previous article I touched on some of the issues one needs to consider if you are thinking about selling your Company or considering raising finance and/or introducing new business partners. A critical question underpinning such decisions centers around the Company’s valuation. In this article I will look at some of the widely adopted …
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Private Equity Investment – An Alternative to Management Consulting – Part 1
Private Equity Investment – An Alternative to Management Consulting Part 1: How do I institutionalize my successful family business? As a financial services firm, we at Awad Capital often find ourselves intermediating between Corporations and Financial Investors. Actually a large proportion of our work is raising financing for companies and a big part of …
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Private Equity Investment – An Alternative to Management Consulting – Part 2
Private Equity Investment – An Alternative to Management Consulting Part 2: How our best clients get paid to multiply the valuations of their companies In the first part of this blog, I described at a high level some of the key steps a family business needs to take to institutionalize itself and set the …
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Why We Changed Our Company Name
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
Why Our Clients Sell Their Companies
One of the questions we get asked the most frequently is why are our clients selling their companies. There seems to be a suspicion that a sale could be motivated by bad news or could be signaling a lack of belief of the owner/manager in the business. Actually there are a multitude of reasons why …
What’s Your Company Worth?
Here at Awad Capital we meet a lot of entrepreneurs that have started their businesses from scratch, worked hard and turned their companies into a thriving success. There comes a time when every entrepreneur will consider what he or she wants to do next. Succession planning, expansion, raising capital or bringing on a new …
#Arabia: It Is More Diverse Than You Think!
#Arabia: It is more diverse than you think! Ziad Awad discusses the reasons why the region is a melting pot of activity Read it by clicking here
Dubai! What Is So Special About It?
In an #Arabia region which makes more headlines for wars and security issues than as a holiday destination, Dubai has managed to turn itself into a hub for business, career opportunities and life style. What is its secret? Highest, Biggest, Richest, this City is all about superlatives. Nestled between sea and desert, North and South, …
Are Sovereign Wealth Fund$ Investing Right?
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) are the most courted investors in the world. SWFs are sought after for investments in Real Estate, Funds, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, and many others. SWFs are now a global group, and this article focuses on the Middle Eastern SWFs in this global context, and is part of our series …
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