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The Athena Story: A Meeting of Minds and Expertise

Founded in 2020 by an experienced group of bankers and regulators. 

The team understood that the challenging business cycles and competitive environment requires a platform where experts with diverse skills and practical regional experience can be an ideal partner for GCC institutions to adapt and grow.

We have helped well-known financial institutions, corporates and family-owned conglomerates to tackle a wide range of business issues – from Strategy Reviews at a Board level, to partnering with executive leaders to reviewing growth plans, asset quality, portfolio restructuring and guidance on liquidity and capital management.

We offer a comprehensive
set of services

Financial Institution Advisory

We offer a comprehensive set of services for Financial Institutions, starting from a Board level strategy review, Transitional Management, and Corporate Governance guidance to integrated Credit & Risk management, Business Advisory, review and recommendation on Digital capabilities and Functional Capability Assessment.

Corporate Advisory

We help the Corporates to run their business more efficiently with advisory relating to Debt Structuring & Re-structuring, Funds Management and optimization of Banking relationships.

Regulator Support

Athena can provide the necessary bandwidth to the regulators to effectively deal with the increasing challenges to establish a level playing field on successful implementation of regulation within the banking sector, as well as the challenge of meeting international parity standards and requirements for a robust regulatory environment.

We offer a comprehensive
set of services

Financial Institution Advisory

The team’s expertise covers a very wide spectrum from client, investor, government, market and product knowledge. Although not an expert in every sector, the fundamental tools to help businesses are the same.

Collaboration

By leveraging off of the team’s strong expertise and relationships in both the private & public sectors a strong collaborative effort is established to help expand the business

Advisor Referrals

Athena’s approach is structured, diligent and process driven. The priority is to understand the business before embarking on solutions. The team’s global experience of building, revamping and merging businesses will be overlayed on the client’s know how and experience to come up with the right fit and solution.

Process Driven

Athena’s approach is structured, diligent and process driven. The priority is to understand the business before embarking on solutions. The team’s global experience of building, revamping and merging businesses will be overlayed on the client’s know how and experience to come up with the right fit and solution.

What makes us different in delivering value for you

Alignment of interest with Owners and Investors

Athena bases its success on ensuring it’s strategic interest and priorities are aligned with that of the owners and investors. The tri-party alignment ensures success, growth and a win win formula for all

GCC-wide network of access and connections

With over 100 years combined working in and out of the GCC region, the team has extensive connections with private and public entities including Banks, NBFI, Investors, Government entities

Unique sourcing and strategic relationships

Leveraging off the strong market knowledge, relationship, the team is able to source strategic partners and relationships to help expand business

An independent company

Athena is an independent entity allowing it to align the interest of its clients directly with its own, with no bias or pressure from anyone.

Senior leadership team that has real depth and a commercial culture

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Mahmood AL ARADI

Co-Founder & CEO

Husam ARABIAT

Senior Advisor

Alan DESIRA

Senior Advisor

Aziz RAVAT

Senior Advisor

Applying insights and strategic levers that differentiate and optimize

Strategic Repositioning

Pursue attractive but underdeveloped segments

Debt & Equity Recapitalization

Alter dynamics of a balance sheet to renew the journey

Acquisitions & Divestments

Build competitive advantages via selective M&A

Cash & Liquidity Management

Solutions to ease pain points and reset working capital

Transformational Business Development

Optimizing tactical approaches and go-to-market plans

Portfolio Operational Enhancements

Architect value maximization for a business in transition