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
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Junior Investment Bankers’ Commitment Problem
The job of an investment banking analyst is tough. Weekly hours stretch into triple figures, workloads are unpredictable and job security isn’t fantastic. You’ll have to prove yourself even before you start: successful candidates have multiple internships and impeccable academics. Investment banks want elite graduates with a passion for the industry. Once they’ve snared them, …
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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 …
Wargaming: Avoiding M&A “Blood, Sweat and Tears”
M&A success rates can be greatly improved with better foresight, preperation and scenario analysis. We call this M&A Wargaming. In Part 1 of this blog series, we discuss three of the most common obstacles to successful M&A execution. Read it by clicking here
