Insights
Notes from the bench.
Short, specific pieces on the regulatory, structural, and relationship dynamics that decide GCC deal outcomes. No abstractions, no thought-leadership filler.
When a Saudi family first taps international lenders
The moment a family-owned industrial group outgrows its domestic bank panel, every decision that follows is as much a governance question as a financing one.
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Debt Restructuring
Post-COVID hospitality restructuring — the three conversations that matter
A multi-lender recovery playbook
Most post-pandemic hospitality restructurings fail not because the numbers cannot be restructured, but because the conversation with lenders was not sequenced correctly.
Pre-IPO · Valuation
Pre-Tadawul Nomu: why independent valuation is the IPO-eve conversation
The case against valuing your own book
When the audit firm doing your pre-IPO valuation also audits your financials, the conflict is structural — and the market knows it.
Project Finance · Power
Cross-border IPPs and the PPA that must survive two regulators
Why regulatory architecture belongs in draft one, not in diligence
A power purchase agreement drafted for one regulator and then edited for another will usually clear neither. The architecture has to be cross-jurisdictional from the start.
Healthcare · KSA
Vision 2030 healthcare — what capital is available, and when
A mid-market operator's guide
Vision 2030 healthcare privatisation has created a new capital landscape for mid-market operators — one that looks different than the headlines suggest.
Regulatory · UAE
UAE Central Bank, Basel IV, and the 2026 refinancing wall
What mid-market borrowers should expect
Basel IV implementation is reshaping UAE bank appetite in ways that every mid-market CFO should model before their next refinancing.