Jamil Qureshi

Mr Qureshi is the Founder and Managing Director of the UAE-based GulfCap Group, which has been providing business and financial advisory services across the Gulf, East African and South Asian regions. Prior to establishing the GulfCap Group, he was the CEO of Gulf Investments Limited (GIL, an investment bank, regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority). During 2010, the shareholders resolved to voluntarily liquidate GIL. Prior to GIL, GulfCap was founded by Mr Qureshi in an equal partnership with Mr Suleiman Shahbal back in 2006, to provide management consulting and business advisory services. During 2007, additional high-net-worth shareholders, including Sheikh Abdullah Mohammed Al-Romaizan / Kirnaf from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Overseas Investments / Skyline Investments from the Kingdom of Bahrain and Sheikh Abdul Malik Al-Khalili from the Sultanate of Oman, invested in GulfCap / GIL.

Mr Qureshi has had served on the Boards of several companies across banking, insurance telecom, financial advisory / consulting, education, trading, brokerage and technology sectors.

Prior to commencing GulfCap’s operations in 2006, Mr Qureshi was the Director of Business and Transaction Advisory Solutions at Ernst & Young in Bahrain, since 1997.

Being a Business, Financial and Investment Advisor, the most recent major transactions were within the telecoms, oil and gas, financial services, real estate, education and technology sectors. The areas of professional specialisations include (but not limited to):

· Corporate finance / lead advisory services (raising debt and/or equity)
· M&A, business valuations and business / financial restructuring
· Prospectus / information and private placement memoranda
· Business plans and financial / market feasibility studies
· Development and review of financial models
· Financial investigations / due diligence
· Market research and field surveys
· Privatisation studies, etc.