Scale Your Own M&A Advisory Services Business In Partnership with a Private Family Office Investor

About This Role

The Opportunity

We are the private family office of James Caan CBE — one of the UK’s most renowned entrepreneurs, and former Dragons’ Den Investor.

Hamilton Bradshaw MENA is looking for experienced M&A and corporate finance entrepreneurs looking to build their own advisory platform in the GCC.

This is a unique venture-building opportunity for industry professionals with 10+ years’ experience across mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, deal advisory, private equity, transaction services, or strategic growth advisory, who would like to build their business in partnership with a best-in-class strategic investor, from the MENA region.

You bring the industry expertise, market knowledge, and ambition.

We provide the strategic infrastructure and experience in scaling people-led professional services businesses.

Together, our resources combine to build a market-leading company driven by your vision and leadership. sta.

Why Apply?

Founder-Level Partnership

Because you want to build your own UAE-based M&A advisory or corporate finance platform with strategic backing from Hamilton Bradshaw.

Proven Track Record

Because you want to partner with a strategic investor that has launched, scaled, and exited dozens of professional services businesses to international best practice standards, over the past 20+ years.

Strategic Support

Because you will gain access to leadership, operational expertise, and commercial guidance from professionals who have collectively built and scaled high-growth advisory and recruitment businesses internationally.

GCC Market Opportunity

Because the UAE and wider GCC continue to experience unprecedented levels of business activity, founder exits, investments, consolidation, and cross-border deal flow.

Who We’re Looking For

Dubai-based founders or senior operators

(Applications from outside the UAE will not be considered)

Professionals with 10+ years’ experience across areas such as:

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate Finance
• Deal Advisory
• Transaction Services
• Private Equity Advisory
• Capital Raising
• Strategic Growth Advisory
• Financial Due Diligence
• Debt Advisory
• Family Office Advisory

Individuals with:

• A proven ability to originate mandates and advise senior decision-makers
• Strong relationships across founders, family offices, investors, corporates, and financial institutions
• A commercial mindset and clear vision for building a scalable advisory business
• Leadership capability to build and lead a high-performance team
• An entrepreneurial mentality — motivated to create and own a business, not simply operate within one

What You Could Build

Potential service lines may include:

• Buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory
• Capital raising and investor readiness
• Strategic partnerships and joint ventures
• Founder succession and exit planning
• Cross-border transaction advisory
• Debt and restructuring advisory
• Growth strategy and commercial advisory
• Family office and private capital advisory

How to Apply

Please submit:

• Your LinkedIn profile
• A concise founder pitch covering:
• Your background and transaction experience
• Target sectors, clients, and geographic focus
• Proposed advisory model and commercial strategy
• Your 12–36 month vision for the business

Important

This is a founder opportunity focused on building a services-led advisory business.

We are not seeking product-led or technology-only businesses.

Our focus is on high-value professional services platforms where growth is driven through expertise, relationships, and human capital.

If You’re Ready

If you’re ready to build a market-leading M&A advisory platform in the GCC with the backing of one of the UK’s most recognised investors, we’d love to hear from you.