When a business faces a financial challenge it cannot resolve from within — whether a debt crisis, a stalled transaction, or a restructuring decision — that is precisely where iConsult steps in.
Begin a Conversation →iConsult Advisory Services is a Sharjah-based boutique firm providing senior-level financial and strategic counsel to corporates and investors across the MENA region. Every engagement is handled with the rigour of institutional finance and the discretion that complex situations demand.
Our work draws on decades of hands-on executive experience across sovereign government, energy, real estate, shipping, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals — bringing genuine sector depth to every mandate, not generalist advice.
iConsult is not a large firm. That is deliberate. Every engagement is personally handled at the most senior level — because the situations our clients bring to us demand nothing less.
"The numbers in a distressed situation are rarely the core problem. They are the result of decisions — or the absence of them."
— iConsult Advisory ServicesEvery engagement is conducted to the standards expected by sovereign entities, major financial institutions, and international investors.
Complex financial situations demand absolute confidentiality. We operate with the same standards of professional discretion expected of legal and financial counsel.
Decades of direct executive experience across six major sectors — not advisory at arm's length, but the same decisions made from within organisations.
There are no junior teams, no associates, no delegation. Every mandate is personally handled by the Principal at the highest level of expertise.
End-to-end creditor negotiation, debt restructuring, and financial reorganisation for businesses facing unsustainable debt loads or enforcement risk.
Full enterprise rescue from operational shutdown through restructuring, management rebuilding, governance transformation, and eventual recovery or exit.
End-to-end structuring of project finance facilities — from term sheet through syndication to drawdown — in both conventional and Shariah-compliant instruments.
Institutional-quality feasibility analysis for major capital investments, strategic decisions, or financing applications requiring rigorous financial modelling.
Financial due diligence, deal structuring, valuation support, and post-merger integration advisory across complex multi-party transactions.
Designing governance frameworks, internal audit structures, and compliance standards that satisfy institutional investors and international best practice.
Cash flow optimisation, banking strategy redesign, institutional deposit structures, and FX management for complex group treasury operations.
Structuring of Shariah-compliant instruments including Sukuk, Murabaha, Ijara, and Musharaka — drawing on direct experience with major Islamic financial institutions.
Strategic advisory on banking relationships, facility consolidation, covenant management, and lender negotiations at the most senior institutional level.
The following represents select engagements from a career spanning 30+ years, four MENA countries, and twelve organisations across sovereign government, energy, real estate, shipping, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. All identities are withheld in accordance with our confidentiality obligations.
A manufacturing group — Egypt's market leader in its sector since 1997 — had accumulated crippling debt and reached a complete operational shutdown. Appointed simultaneously as Chairman, Managing Director, and Group CFO to lead the full recovery.
Dual Group CFO mandate for two major GCC real estate developers across UAE and Saudi Arabia. Transformed the consolidated financial position of 8 group entities over three years through systematic treasury redesign and debt management.
Egypt's market leader in premium flour since 1995 — two billion EGP in annual revenues, a workforce of 600 — reached a complete operational standstill following an acute macro shock. What followed was one of the most complex multi-creditor restructurings in the Egyptian manufacturing sector. A full account, phase by phase.
Founded in 1995, the company pioneered private-sector flour milling in Egypt and grew into the dominant producer of premium flour, reaching annual revenues close to EGP 2 billion. Market position: stable and unchallenged.
A single macro event triggered a cascade of simultaneous pressures:
Legal proceedings by creditor banks led to a complete operational freeze: all bank accounts blocked, production halted across both plants, suppliers withdrawn, and payroll suspended. The question was no longer how to repay — but whether the company could restart at all.
The Central Bank of Egypt intervened not as a regulator, but as a strategic intermediary — under the direct direction of the Deputy Governor at the time. Six creditor banks (including five international) were brought to a single negotiating table.
After months of structured negotiation, a comprehensive resolution was reached:
The mandate did not end at financial settlement. A complete operational rebuild followed: management restructuring, governance reform, commercial strategy reset. The company went on to record its highest EBITDA in its history and reclaimed the number-one position in its market — exiting at a strong investor valuation.
The Principal of iConsult Advisory Services was appointed simultaneously as Chairman, Managing Director, and Group CFO of this group — leading every phase of the recovery: creditor negotiations, operational restart, management rebuild, governance transformation, and investor exit. This mandate is the foundation of iConsult's turnaround methodology.
Every engagement begins with a confidential conversation. If you are facing a financial challenge that requires senior-level expertise, we would be glad to speak with you.
iConsult engages with a select number of mandates at any given time to ensure the full attention of senior-level expertise. Reach out to discuss whether your situation is one we can help with.
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