Experience

Sancta Capital

• United Arab Emirates
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Partner, Chief Investment Officer

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Dubai, UAE Sancta Capital is an independent alternative investment manager focused on special situations investing in the Middle East and North Africa. The firm employs a disciplined value investing strategy that combines rigorous due diligence with on-the ground insight to produce superior absolute returns. Our team invests across the corporate capital structure in assets that are misunderstood or overlooked by the broader investment community. This includes publicly listed debt and equity securities… Show more Sancta Capital is an independent alternative investment manager focused on special situations investing in the Middle East and North Africa. The firm employs a disciplined value investing strategy that combines rigorous due diligence with on-the ground insight to produce superior absolute returns. Our team invests across the corporate capital structure in assets that are misunderstood or overlooked by the broader investment community. This includes publicly listed debt and equity securities, loans and claims of stressed and distressed borrowers, and alternative financing solutions to companies outside the traditional bank market. Show less



Exotix

• Director, Corporate Research

  • Dec 2010 - Jan 2014

  Dubai, UAE Head of corporate research for Middle East & Africa, with a focus on public and private high-yield and distressed situations. Advised emerging market-focused hedge funds, proprietary trading desks, and institutional investors on regional investment opportunities across the capital structure, including conventional and Islamic high-yield bonds, bank debt, and equities



Vaughan Nelson Investment Management

• Associate, Equity Investments

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2009

  Houston, TX Key member of 7-person team managing US$5bn across 3 absolute-return, value-focused equity portfolios. Analyzed investment merits of 200+ domestic and international businesses across multiple industries – recommendations resulted in 42 portfolio allocations totaling US$1.2bn.



HFR Asset Management

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • May 2004 - Aug 2006

  Chicago, IL Worked directly with Chairman and Managing Directors of Quantitative Research, Portfolio and Risk Management Divisions. Led firm-wide effort to develop sophisticated risk management systems to analyze exposures of US$4.5bn in assets under management.



Goldman Sachs

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst, Investment Management Division

  • May 2002 - Apr 2004

  Chicago, IL Member of 7-person team managing US$900mn. Analyzed equity, credit, and alternative investments. Executed team’s equity, derivative, and fixed-income trading strategies.