Mr. Ahmed Abdulrahman joined Unicorn’s Private Equity division in 2005 and is currently Head of Private Equity – GCC, responsible for sourcing, structuring and closing private equity transactions in the Middle East, with a focus on the GCC, the Levant and Turkey. Mr. Abdulrahman has been actively involved in many of Unicorn’s high profile Private Equity transactions, and he managed the acquisition, post acquisition management and exit from UAE-based Orimix LLC, Unicorn’s highest performing private equity investment to date, which generated an IRR of 127% for the Bank. He also recently led a consortium of institutions from Bahrain and Qatar in the acquisition of Qatar Engineering and Construction Company WLL (QCon). Mr. Abdulrahman is also a member of the Investment Committee of Unicorn Global Private Equity Fund I, a US$100 million fund that has acquired stakes in seven companies in the US, GCC and Jordan.
Prior to joining Unicorn, Mr. Abdulrahman was a Relationship Manager in the Corporate/Project Finance Division of Ahli United Bank where his main responsibilities included sourcing large scale financing transactions, preparing Credit Applications to finance projects, conducting full scale feasibility studies including financial modeling and managing all related requirements for clients.
Mr. Abdulrahman started his career in 2002 as a Research Associate in the Financial Services Department at BDO Jawad Habib and subsequently as a Relationship Manager in the Corporate Finance/Venture Capital Department of Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain). During his time at Kuwait Finance House, Mr. Abdulrahman successfully created and managed over 80 accredited corporate accounts with a total exposure exceeding BD50 million in the form of Murabaha, Ijara, Estisna’a, Commodities Murabaha, and Convertible Murabaha.
Mr. Abdulrahman holds a Bachelor’s degree (with honors) in Business Systems and Information Technology from the University of Northumbria, Newcastle.
