At MAFCO Capital, we pride ourselves on delivering comprehensive advisory solutions tailored to the unique needs of businesses across various verticals.
With a deep understanding of financial markets and a commitment to excellence, our team of seasoned professionals are dedicated to guiding clients towards strategic growth and sustainable success.
Whether you’re seeking assistance with M&A deals, debt restructuring, investment portfolio growth (ROI yields) or strategic planning, we offer unparalleled expertise and support every step of the way.
Backed by years of experience and a proven track record of delivering results, we strive to foster long-term partnerships built on trust, integrity, and reliability.
Seasoned advisors delivering tailored solutions for optimal business growth.
Insightful guidance fueled by international market knowledge and experience.
Mohsin Ahsan, an esteemed regional banker with a robust background spanning 25 years across prominent institutions such as ENBD, ADCB, CBD where he has held senior level positions such as Head of Corporate Banking and Head of SME Banking bringing in valuable expertise. Serving as the Independent Non-Executive Director overseeing MAFCO Capital’s financial services investment portfolio, Ahsan leverages his extensive 25-year GCC experience to offer strategic guidance to corporate and institutional clients. His proficiency encompasses debt restructuring, private equity placements, and M&A transactions. enriching the advisory landscape in the region.
Independent Non Executive Director
As the General Manager of MAFCO Capital, he leads the Project Services Division, drawing upon his extensive and diverse background spanning over 20 years in travel and tourism, banking, and construction sectors. His focus has been client centric where all the institutional relationships are managed by him and his team in MAFCO Capital. Omar brings deep rooted knowledge of the financial sector given his vast experience in local banks such as Invest Bank and as well his operations exposure in Al Fardan exchange brings value propositions to the clients of MAFCO Capital.
General Manager
Dr. Hany Besada is the Non-Executive Director and Executive Board member of MafcoCapital. He is also a Senior Fellow, Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, London School of Economics and Political Science, Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University-Institute for Natural Resources in Africa; and Senior Fellow with the Centre for Economic Transformation and Senior Fellow. Prior to that he was most the Senior Research and Programme Advisor & Senior Research Coordinator at the United Nations Development Programme. Previously, he held position of Senior Research Fellow, China Agriculture University’s China Institute for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture; Deputy Executive Director at the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI); Senior Fellow, Columbia University’s Columbia Centre on Sustainable Development; Senior Fellow with the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa, Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University; Senior Regional Advisor, African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); Theme Leader: Governance of Natural Resources at the North-South Institute (NSI); Research Specialist on the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel Secretariat on the Post 2015 Development Agenda, United Nations Development Program (UNDP); Program Leader and Senior Researcher at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo, Canada; Principle Researcher: Business in Africa at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and Policy Advisor for the South African Ministry of Local and Provisional Government, the Joan Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice, and the Office of US Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Dr. Besada is the author of more than 80 peer-reviewed scholarly papers, over 70 opinion pieces and editor/author of 17 books. He sits on a number of boards, panels and expert groups, including Warwick Africa Hub, University of Warwick, African Capacity Indicators Reference Group, Society of International Development, Canadian International Council’s Aid Study Group, Pan-African Legal Network, Institute of African Studies Advisory Committee, United Nations Association-San Diego Advisory Council, Canadian International Council’s Africa Study Group, Cambridge Review of International Affairs Review Board, Canadian Foreign Policy Review Board, Alvin Curling Foundation Advisory Board, Centre for Youth Development and Engagement Advisory Board. He has consulted for the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations Office for Sustainable Development, United States International Development Agency, African Capacity Building Foundation, and the Government of Sierra Leone. He holds a Ph.D. in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick in the UK.
Non Executive Director & Board Member (Public Sector, Oil & Gas)
Ali has been an integral part of the MAFCO Group since 2018. Initially tasked with overseeing group operations, he swiftly transitioned into managing the trading desk at MAFCO Capital. In this capacity, Ali diligently oversees client investment portfolios, strategically diversifying them to mitigate risks in a well-distributed, risk-averse manner. His approach ensures not only prudent risk management but also delivers reasonable returns for MAFCO Capital’s esteemed clientele.
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