Ace is a cross-border boutique investment advisory office centered around a global investor - business owner network.   

We advise growing MENA companies on raising $10mn–$50mn in growth finance or managing strategic exits at any scale.

The Team: Direct Network Access and Cumulative Experience

Over the last 20 years, we have leveraged our cumulative deal experience and 15 tailored deal designs to execute over 40 complex transactions across 17 diverse sectors—connecting business owners and investors across a trusted network spanning more than 50 countries. At Ace, every mandate is driven exclusively by Managing Partners Amr Zain and Gehad Ali.

Our core value is People Access and Information Asymmetry. We do not rely on broad auctions or random brokerage; instead, we operate in direct, one-to-one contact with the ultimate decision-makers on both sides of the deal.

• Amr Zain, Managing Partner | LinkedIn Profile | amr.zain@aceconsulting-corp.com 

• Gehad Ali, Managing Partner | [LinkedIn Profile] | gehad.ali@aceconsulting-corp.com

Ace Investment Advisory Services

We provide comprehensive advisory support throughout the transaction lifecycle—from strategic origination to the final close. Our role is to ensure founders remain focused on their core operations while we provide the specialized expertise needed to navigate the complexities of a deal.

1. Strategic Documentation & Modelling: We provide professional advisory on the drafting of institutional-grade Teasers, Information Memorandums (IM), and complex Financial Models, ensuring your unit economics are presented with the depth global investors expect.

2. Operational Readiness & VDR Advisory: We oversee the information flow between the business and potential partners by structuring and managing the Virtual Data Room (VDR). This anticipates due diligence requirements and ensures a streamlined, transparent process.

3. Strategic Network Connectivity: We leverage our proprietary, cross-border network spanning more than 50 countries to facilitate direct introductions to highly qualified strategic partners and financial investors (PE/VC) that sit outside traditional circles.

4. Negotiation Strategy & Deal Structuring: We manage complex transactions with tactful diplomacy and experienced negotiation strategies, utilizing agile deal structures to align diverse stakeholder interests and maximize founder equity. 

Ace Cumulative Deal Experience

Ace cumulative deal experience spans over USD 1 billion in private placement deals, over USD 3 billion for mega infrastructure projects covering Asia and the MENA region, and over USD 100 million in IPOs for GCC family businesses. Below is our cumulative deal experience spectrum and are some of our successful journeys that we embraced with our journey partners. The (anonymous) journeys cover different phases of growth for companies: early, medium, and late growth stages, IPOs, and mega-scale projects.

Cumulative Deal Experience Spectrum

Sectors Covered

Healthcare, education, technology, manufacturing, food and beverage, real estate, infrastructure, consumer services, engineering services, mining, building materials, gold and jewelry, retail, petrochemicals, chemicals, insurance, and non-banking financial services — spanning a broad range of industries with diverse operating and capital structures.

Geographies

United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with a network extending across more than 50 countries through both inbound and outbound cross-border activity.

Deal Designs

Sell-side and buy-side mandates, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, growth capital raises, exits, private placements, IPOs, private equity, venture capital, project finance, mezzanine, Holdco / Propco / Opco structures, and strategic advisory — supporting clients across the full transaction lifecycle from origination to execution.

Capital Spectrum

Extensive engagement with family businesses, private equity, mezzanine and venture capital investors, as well as strategic investors and other financial institutions — enabling alignment between capital sources and business owner interests.

Deal Sizes

Ranging from early-stage growth capital to mid-market transactions, typically between USD 3 million and 50 million, alongside select major transactions exceeding USD 4 billion in aggregate value.

Ace Values

• Connecting People to People – We prioritize authentic, person-to-person relationships between investors and business owners, fostering trust across cultures, generations, and geographies to unlock truly transformative partnerships.

• Building Long-Term Relationships – We are committed to cultivating enduring partnerships and standing by our network through cycles of growth and transition—because real value compounds over time.

• Using Simplicity, Flexibility, and Agility – We embrace clear, adaptable approaches and navigate with agility across economic shifts, business owner transitions, and company life cycles—ensuring tailored support at every stage of the journey.

• Enhancing Sustainable Impact – We empower businesses to create lasting, positive change by directing capital toward purposeful ventures, mentoring leadership teams, and engineering long-term outcomes that accelerate growth and benefit society.