Co-Founder
Managing Partner (Middle East)
Co-Founder
Managing Partner (Asia)
Advisory Board Member
Advisory Board Member
Advisory Board Member
Our new Fund (under incorporation) will provide short-to-medium term credit solutions for a variety of situations, including.
The Fund’s mandate will broadly include:
Our VISION is to:
– Be a TRUSTed advisor to our clients.
– Offer INDEPENDENT & UNBIASED advise.
– Offer SIMPLE yet CREATIVE solutions to the most complex problems.
– ADAPT & EVOLVE with time.
Prior to setting-up Provizia Capital, our founding partners gained extensive industry experience working with:
– Leading global & regional Investment Banking and Advisory firms such as: Merrill Lynch, KPMG, E&Y and Alpen Capital; and
– Leading ME Asset Management firms such as: Rasmala Investment Bank and Emirates Financial Services (part of Emirates NBD Bank).
In addition, we have developed a deep understanding of the global commodity trade market trends and are able to offer creative trade finance solutions.
Over the years, our founding partners have:
– Raised over US$ 3.5 Billion in Debt and US$ 4.0 Billion in Equity (both listed and private).
– Managed over US$ 2.0 Billion of Assets under Management.
– Offered Structured Trade Finance solutions for trades of over US$ 2.0 Billion.
Operating from three major financial centers, namely: Dubai, Singapore and London, we are catering clients across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Indian Sub-continent, UK and Americas.
In addition, we have partnered with multiple channel partners and service providers across several other locations for wider market coverage and better service offerings to its clients.
To ensure that our clients get the best in class service for their financing needs, we have forged strategic partnerships with reputable channel partners and service providers globally.
These partnerships are for market coverage, product & service offerings, placement capabilities or for shared/complementary capabilities.
Our Transaction Support Services include, but not limited to:
Our Corporate Advisory Services offering include, but is not limited to:
With our deep understanding of the global commodity trade market trends and access to a wide network of trade partners globally, we are able to offer trade financing solutions by way of trade participation and/or pure financing.
In addition to offering transaction based trade finance solution, we also runs structured trade finance programs for several clients globally.
With decades of experience in dealing with SMEs clients, we have developed an expertise in identifying and providing solutions for short-term financing gap, until a permanent or longer term financing solution us secured.
Using our network of family offices, individuals clients and investment clubs, we have arranged bridging solutions for a wide variety of funding needs, including but not limited to: Working capital shortfall to fulfill unexpected large orders; Last mile financing to complete manufacturing / real estate projects; Satisfying conditions precedents in M&A transactions; Acquisition of businesses / assets; and Commodity Trading, among other.
Vedas Opportunity Fund (‘Vedas’ or the ‘Fund’) is a Mauritius registered fund regulated by the Financial Services Commission (‘FSC’) of Mauritius. The Fund is also registered as a Foreign Portfolio Investor (‘FPI’) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’).
Vedas is focused on bringing unique investment ideas to the target investors in the form of pre-IPO deals; unique investment vehicles/funds; multi-manager strategies; single stock ideas; private equity transactions; special situations including convertibles amongst others.
The Fund is targeting to invest in listed and unlisted equities in various markets particularly in the high growth Asian economies such as India, Bangladesh, etc.
Aashra Holding Fund Limited (‘Aashra’ or the ‘Fund’), is a UK registered fund.
Aashra targets living spaces in the UK in the form of Social Housing, Student Housing, Stressed/Reorganization Assets, etc. The Fund also targets blocks of apartments in under construction projects at a substantial discount to the market, with the intent of selling the units individually at par market price to create superior investor returns.
The Fund is targeting high yield investments with a target IRR of above 20% with an investments horizon of c.24 months.
Additionally, the Fund acts as an asset platform, which provides a structure to HNW families, to own assets with leverage through its structure.
We use a highly structured approach to problem solving, that include:
Information collation => Problem identification => Exploring possible solutions => Crafting a tailor-made solution to suit the specific requirement.
Every situation regardless of its size and complexity is offered the same level of attention and care.
Hadi Al Hakim is a seasoned finance professional with more than 24 years of European and Middle Eastern experience in investment banking, private equity, strategy, management consulting and corporate operations. Hadi is currently the owner and CEO of International Trading Franchises (ITF), a premier F&B retailer in the UAE & Qatar.
Hadi started his career as an investment banker and has led and managed the execution of a variety of public and private cross-border M&A transactions with a total value exceeding AED 15 Billion. He has worked across transaction execution, post-acquisition management and advisory roles.
He has served on the boards of several companies in the Middle East, advising shareholders on strategic alternatives achieving optimal M&A scenarios, re-organizations, disposals, and capital raising solutions involving equity and debt financing.
Prior to setting up his own business, Hadi held several senior positions with Dubai Islamic Bank as Head of Direct Investments, Alpen Capital as Executive Director, NBK Capital as Vice President and Ernst & Young in London.
Senior Analyst
Samiya joined Provizia in 2021 as part of the Corporate Advisory team. She brings with her over 6 years of experience in property mortgages, business development and head hunting.
Prior to joining Provizia and moving to the UAE, Samiya worked with Vertex Finserve in Mumbai (India), specializing in property mortgages. Her roles and responsibilities included sales, legal review of paperwork and documentation. Prior to that, she worked with Unicorn Enterprises in Mumbai (India) in their business development department. Prior to that, she also spent 2 years in working in a head-hunting firm called, Aarian Inc., where she was responsible for identifying new companies for tie-ups for recruitments.
Samiya is a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Commerce from University of Mumbai.
Senior Analyst
Nagarjun joined Provizia in 2023 as part of the Corporate Advisory team. He brings with him over 5 years of experience in corporate advisory, factoring and finance.
Prior to joining Provizia, Nagarjun worked with Modifi, a leading factoring solutions provider. Prior to that he was working with Nimai Management Consultants, a UAE based corporate advisory firm specializing in debt advisory. At Nimai, Nagarjun worked as a credit analyst as well as a business development executive.
Nagarjun is a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University, Australia.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner (Asia)
Rahul is a highly experience financial services professional with over 20 years of experience in Structured Trade Finance, Real Estate Investments, Asset Management and Legacy Planning across Asia and the Middle East.
Prior to setting-up Provizia, Rahul was a co-founder in a DIFC company, where he was the architect of setting-up a highly successful Universal Life Insurance business and was instrumental in forging strong relationships with the product providers and premium financing banks. Prior to that, Rahul conceptualized and successfully exited a number of entrepreneurial ventures in the health & wellness and events management space.
Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Rahul worked with Rasmala Investments, a Middle Eastern asset management company, where he co-managed assets of over US$ 250 Mn. He also worked with Emirates Financial Services, the Asset Management & Investment Bank arm of Emirates NBD bank, where he was part of the team that managed the bank’s proprietary investments.
Rahul holds an MBA in Finance from SP Jain Centre of Management and is a Bachelor of Commerce from Kolkata University, India.
Reginald Randall (‘Reg’) is a highly experienced Management Consultant in the FMCG space with over 20 years of experience of working in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Reg specializes in business turnarounds and in providing expert consulting, research, and actionable go-to-market strategies to clients, including financial due diligence, SWOT analysis, and timely market strategies in the manufacturing, distribution, and B2B/B2C applications.
As President, CEO and Country Manager across leading companies, Reg has an enviable track record of driving FMCG companies to record levels of sales, market share and profitability. Some of his notable turnaround assignments include:
Korea: Reg was a part of a team that was parachuted to set-up a world class Coca-Cola bottler out of a fragmented group of firms acquired locally. Reg was rapidly promoted through sales then marketing leadership roles and he ultimately rose to become President/Managing Director – with full P&L authority for the group – and drove a nearly 4X increase in EBITDA on sales of some US$500 Million.
Sudan: As Country Manager of a US$ 100+ Million, 1,300 employee Coca-Cola bottler, Reg reversed a multi-year sales decline and delivered the highest profitability in the company’s history.
UAE: As the CEO of Masafi, a leading Middle Eastern foods and soft drinks business, he increased distribution productivity by over 70%. In addition, with the help of his IT team, he designed and introduced the world’s first order, sales and delivery system based on android phones. As a result of these and many other innovative initiatives, the company’s profits increased to 4x of its previous levels.
Reg’s talent is not limited to tweaking existing KPIs and systems to wring out incremental growth. His real value addition emerges in situations where systems don’t exist or are broken and where innovation and attention to detail are key.
Reg holds his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Production from the University of Natal in South Africa. He has completed coursework with Harvard Business School on “Strategy: Building & Sustaining Competitive Advantage”, participated in the Management, Business Administration & Finance program at Barlow Rand, and is a graduate of the Leadership Training Program at Dale Carnegie Institute.
Rajesh Balasubramanian (‘Bala’) is a veteran in Structured Trade Finance with over 25 years of experience in this space. He is currently the MD & CEO of Alzys Global Pte. Ltd., a leading trading company based in Singapore, which he co-founded in 2007. Alzys is enrolled on iE Singapore Global Traders Programme (‘GTP’).
Prior to setting-up his own trading enterprise, Bala held senior positions with Marubeni Itochu in Japan for 6 years and with Tionale Enterprises in Singapore for 5 years.
Bala holds a Post Graduate Management Degree from Indian Institute of Management (‘IIM’) Calcutta and a Bachelor in Engineering from VNIT Nagpur, India.
Bobby Rakhit (‘Bobby’) brings over 25 years of experience in investment banking and wealth creation. As a result of the successes of his initial investments in fintech and other investments, Bobby set-up his family office, ICP Capital (‘ICP’), focusing on wealth preservation and value creation. Over the years, ICP has set-up a dedicated investment arm in the alternative investments space, mainly focusing on Private Debt and Trade Finance.
Prior to setting up ICP, Bobby was the MD for Middle East, Asia & Africa for FactSet, a premier provider of global financial solutions. His role encompassed developing systematic investment processes for both the investment management and investment banking communities. Prior to FactSet, Bobby spent over a decade in investment banking working with HSBC, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray and Morgan Stanley. During his investment banking stint, Bobby worked on some of the largest deals and public offerings during the dot com era such as AOL Time Warner.
Bobby is a regular guest on CNBC, NDTV Profit, Al Jazeera, and Bloomberg TV. In addition, he is a guest lecturer at several universities, guest speaker at key conferences and an active board member of several technology and real estate companies.
Bobby is a CFA charter holder, an MBA in Finance from University of Windsor and a Bachelor in Commerce from McGill University, Canada.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner (Middle East)
Ritesh is a highly experienced Investment Banking professional with over 23 years of experience of working in the Middle East and India.
Ritesh is a specialist in capital raising using debt, equity and hybrid structures, advising clients on buy-side and sell-side M&A deals, negotiating JVs and partnerships, and offering bespoke solutions on corporate structuring and corporate re-organization. Over the years, Ritesh has raised over USD 3.5 Bn in Debt and USD 4.0 Bn in Equity for clients across the world.
Prior to setting-up his own corporate advisory practice, Ritesh worked with leading global investment banks and advisory firms such as: Merrill Lynch, E&Y and KPMG and with a Regional advisory firm, Alpen Capital.
Ritesh holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Western Australia. He is also a qualified Chartered Accountant from India and a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University, India.
