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