Our Services
Strategic Planning And
Feasibility Studies
Looking forward, outside the immediate future for your organization, to reach a particular set of goals. It involves laying out on a step by step on how can to reach the business goals.
M&A And Funding
Our access to large investors and deep expertise in financial modeling gives you assurance that the information underlying business valuation estimates is reliable as possible. Moreover, our experience in business valuation gives you assurance that appropriate methods are used to reach accurate, reliable estimates of the market value of your business.
Transformation Projects
Our PMO unit will identify roles , functions and procedures , and outline an integrated framework for project management practices to execute , measure and control progress of programs and projects with best of class KPIs , such as adherence to timelines , budget review and output conformance to quality standards
HR Consultancy And Recruitment Plans
Tailor fitted solutions to improve Human Capital management functions, providing sound advice to improve the work-life balance conditions, to be able to ensure transferability of know-how so that your organization can operate and implement the strategies independently in the future
Our Vision
To be a trusted part of every business owner’s life, every day, with something we have given them, taught them or inspired them to do.
About Us
Black Emeralds is a UAE based Company founded on a rigorous understanding of every client’s context, industry dynamics, and macroeconomic environment. For this reason, we invest annually in knowledge development, learning and capability building. We study markets, trends, and best practices, in every industry. Our investment in knowledge also helps advance the practice of management
Brand Partners
Company Story
Industry and sectors served
- Packaged Food, Beverage & Grocery
- Healthy nutrition and ingredients, ethnic food
- FMCG, Consumer Goods
- Agriculture Trad. Agri Tech, Agronomy, B2B and B2C
- Animal Feed/ Commodities
- Retail/Wholesale/Distribution
- Advisory/Consultancy/Advertising
- Education
- Banking, private and investment
- Catering, central kitchen
- Hospitality
- Dining
- Construction building materials
Meet The Team…
Engagement Lead Partners With Industry Experience
Karim Bakr
Consulting Partner
Food, Agriculture and manufacturing
Professional Background
A Strategic Planner, with over 15 years hands-on end to end Investments & Business Analysis expertise, During his tenure at Deloitte, Karim has played a pivotal role in the retention of clients and was later promoted to supervisor where he executed several IPOs and M&A transactions. More recently karim has led the investment divisions at NADEC and ASTRA, and has been responsible for Strategy planning of NADEC and managing large transaction as flour milling, Al Safi acquisition, JV with Pure Harvest and expansions in new business lines
Education
Karim Holds MBA from London Business School, CFA, CMA and BSc in Finance from Ain Shams University
Ahmad AlMutawa
Consulting Partner
Family Business
Professional Background
Experienced executive manager with a successful track record in managing investment portfolio, serving a executive member in board and board sub-committees. Worked and close number of M&A transactions along with raising the needed capital for project finance, working capital and investment transaction using local and international investors and banks. Ahmed is currently works as a Head of Corporate Finance at Bahamdan Group, and serves as the BOD member at Alruwad Company and Riyadh Development Company
Education
Ahmed Holds MBA from London Business School, executive leadership diploma from IMD school
Mahmoud Kassem
Consulting Partner
Health Care
Professional Background
A financier with experience of 14 years in corporate finance, audit, accounting, consultancy, M&A as well as business operations in several sectors. One of the executive that led to the turnaround of a subsidiary in Saudi which was incurring annual losses exceeds SR 10mn over the past four years. Mahmoud successfully turnaround the Company in 18 months. Joined ReAya Holding while the company had a Zero turnover, and within five years, have built an asset of around SR 1bn turnover. Mahmoud led all the M&A activities
Education
Mahmoud Holds MBA from London Business School, and BSc in Accounting
Ahmad Akkad
Consulting Partner
Real Estate and Construction Dubai Office
Professional Background
Project Development Manager with over nine years of managerial experience in the construction and consulting industries in North America and Middle East regions. Completed large-scale projects with values of up to $300 million. Managerial experience includes operational improvement, business process, re-engineering, operating model assessment, and design and transformation of projects through leading internal and client teams.
Education
Ahmed Holds MBA from London Business School, BSc in Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
