Senior MD and Co - Head for Middle East. Lead M&A and board - level engagements across infrastructure, TMT, and industrial platforms. Drive business in KSA and GCC with full - cycle from origination to execution. Advisor to sovereigns, family offices, global investors. Oversaw $5bn+ in landmark transactions • Co - head the practice in the Middle East, lead on infrastructure, TMT and industrials, originating M&A, carve - outs, joint ventures and capital raises in infrastructure, telecom, technology, industrials • Lead KSA business, building relationships with institutional investors, family offices, holdings and sovereigns on capital deployment, funding and growth strategies • Advise strategic and financial investors on monetization, platform build - out, asset roll - ups – for family offices, private equity, telecom and infrastructure groups, incl. e&, Mobily, Ooredoo, MTN, Zain, VEON, IHS Towers, KKR - Asia; notable recent deals incl. industrials portfolio platform and rollup for Saudi institutional investor • Advise private capital and infrastructure investors around deals in the intersection of infrastructure, real estate, sports and content – positioning for growth capital in GCC and KSA • Advised private equity funds and institutional investors on structuring cross - border M&A, carve - outs, asset monetization, joint ventures and portfolio management • Contribute to FTICA executive strategy, firmwide planning, EMEA leadership, with responsibilities of annual planning, strategy, budgeting, performance monitoring and control, team dimensioning, etc.

Led M&A and investor support practice for telecom, infrastructure, and emerging tech in the Middle East. Originated and delivered M&A buy - side / sell - side, due diligence, investment support mandates across KSA, UAE, and broader MENA. P&L and business development accountability • Originated $400m+ in deal value in telecom and infrastructure in MEA; advised Sequoia Capital, Al Faisaliah office (Saudi Arabia), Zain, MTN, Huawei, etc. • Delivered M&A, diligence, transaction support to family groups and strategic investors; part of RB Executive Committee the Middle East

Founding member of Delta Partners' corporate finance business. Built the M&A platform and led TMT transactions • Originated and delivered M&A, valuation and board advisory mandates across MEA and Asia • Setup organization, deal execution processes, internal processes, etc.