With 15+ years of experience, Rami brings a dual perspective to mandates, having served both as a restructuring advisor and an operator in the contracting industry. He specializes in managing complex insolvency processes across various jurisdictions, developing contingency plans, and restructurings. Rami has worked with clients across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and Egypt. 

Rami’s notable assignments include:

• Carried out an Independent Business Review on behalf of a KSA government lender to a listed real estate developer with over SAR 15bn of debt, including an options assessment for the lender. 
• Managed the insolvency of a vertical farming business in the UAE, including an accelerated M&A process leading to realizations for the estate. 
• Advised a university endowment on a strategic options review, including debt restructuring options, short-term liquidity review and the development of a revised business plan. 
• Advised the shareholders of a Qatar-based EPC contractor on strategic restructuring options, including a liquidity assessment, funding gap analysis and projects review. 
• Managed the liquidation of the UAE operations for a major regional contracting company; including managing cash, supporting with asset realizations, and stakeholder management. 
• Conducted a financial and restructuring options review for a listed KSA real estate developer with over SAR 5bn of debt, on behalf of a key sovereign lender.
• Supported a global contractor to implement their wind-down and exit from the UAE, KSA and Qatar. 
• Supported with key operation and finance roles for a UAE-based construction company during a restructuring of c.$250m with 14 local lenders.   

He has an MBA from Columbia Business School, New York and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.