Ahmed Al Balooshi
Senior Advisor
Ahmed Al Balooshi is a Senior Advisor based in Dubai and London. He joined BDA in 2009 and spent significant time in BDA’s Bahrain, Shanghai, London and Dubai offices originating and executing advisory mandates in the Middle East, Europe and China.
His clients include corporates, financial institutions and private family-owned groups. He has transaction experience in consumer, industrials, chemicals, technology and business services. Mr. Al Balooshi is also currently serving on advisory boards of private equity firms and family groups in the US and the Middle East assisting them in the areas of fundraising, strategy and business development. In 2017, he was a recipient of the Emerging Leaders Award in the Dealmakers category by The M&A Advisor and ACG UK. Mr. Al Balooshi holds a Masters in Finance from IE Business School in Madrid and a BA in Business Administration from the American University in Beirut. He is fluent in Arabic and English and conversant in Mandarin.
Recent transactions
Divested stake in Al Dur Power & Water to Kyushu Electric
2021
Majority recapitalized by Galen Partners
2017
Divested Harrys of London to Charles Cohen
2017
Divested Kosan Crisplant to Al-Ayuni Investment
2015
Cristal (Saudi Arabia) agreed to acquire Jiangxi Tikon TiO2 (China)
2014
Acquried a controlling stake in Systran S.A.
2014