Boutique, partner-led investment banking advisory in Dubai: capital raising, M&A and debt advisory for businesses, developers, funds and family offices.
Matchpoint Partners provides investment banking advisory in Dubai: capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and debt advisory for businesses, developers, funds and family offices across the UAE and the GCC. A senior banker leads every mandate from origination to close.
Our investment banking advisory in Dubai spans the full capital stack: equity capital raising, debt advisory and private credit, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and data-centre financing, and alternatives including fund placement and US pre-IPO secondaries. Corporate finance and financing mandates begin at USD 5m. Each mandate is scoped, structured and run by a partner.
A boutique advisory model provides direct senior coverage, a focused execution team and access to capital providers selected for the mandate. Matchpoint has no lending book or trading desk and undertakes mandates from USD 5m upwards.
The partner team has originated and led over USD 2bn of transactions across eight sectors: technology, healthcare, real estate, energy, food and beverage, mining, media and financial services. Matchpoint undertakes M&A, equity and debt mandates from USD 5m upwards, sized to the transaction and scope.
Recent mandates. Partner-led transactions include a USD 400m Shariah-compliant private equity fund placement, a €220m European real-estate fund, a USD 50m healthcare Series-D growth raise and a USD 320m development project financing. See the case studies →
Each mandate has partner coverage from origination to close and access to a curated base of 5,000+ investor and lender relationships. On a well-prepared mandate, the process typically targets a first term sheet within 30 days.
Office: MatchPoint Services FZ-LLC, 2403, The Prism Tower, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Licence 47027933.
Our Dubai advisory services
Direct answers for Dubai boards and shareholders considering a capital raise, acquisition, sale, recapitalisation or strategic transaction.
Appoint an adviser when a material capital or ownership decision requires transaction structuring, market preparation, counterparty targeting, valuation work, diligence coordination, negotiation and a controlled timetable. The mandate and decision rights should be clear before external contact.
Prepare: Board objective, transaction scope, financials, ownership, use of funds or sale rationale, timetable and approval process.
The preparation should match the transaction and can include the financial model, valuation or debt-capacity analysis, information memorandum, management presentation, target universe, process letter, data-room index, diligence tracker and approved communications.
Prepare: Reconciled source data, management assumptions, material contracts, ownership records, existing financing and a named response team.
Compare acquisition debt, existing balance-sheet capacity, sponsor equity, strategic equity, preferred equity, seller financing and deferred consideration. The model should link purchase price, fees, refinancing, integration costs, synergies, security, covenants and repayment.
Prepare: Target information, valuation, sources and uses, financing model, diligence findings, integration plan and board parameters.
Test the valuation gap against verified performance, normalised earnings, forecast evidence, buyer synergies, transaction perimeter and risk allocation. Alternatives can include revised timing, competitive tension, retained equity, earn-outs or other deferred consideration, subject to legal and tax advice.
Prepare: Bid comparison, valuation bridge, forecast support, buyer feedback, transaction alternatives and shareholder priorities.
Define who can receive information, the approval path, NDA requirements, staged disclosure, data-room permissions, contact logs and clean-team or restricted-data procedures where relevant. Record every approved recipient and material release.
Prepare: Confidentiality protocol, approved target list, NDA form, disclosure stages, data-room roles and communication owners.
Compare the named working team, relevant transaction evidence, structuring judgement, target-selection method, preparation scope, conflicts, confidentiality controls, reporting, fees, expenses, exclusivity, tail provisions and the board's decision gates.
Prepare: Written scope, deliverables, timetable, staffing, conflicts statement, fee terms and a sample process report.
Selection criteria should include relevant transaction experience, sector knowledge, named senior coverage, capital-provider relationships, preparation capability and a clear mandate scope. Matchpoint Partners is a partner-led Business Bay advisory firm working across capital raising, M&A and debt, with over USD 2 billion of transactions led and 5,000+ relationships, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation and a formal engagement.
For a USD 20 million deal in Dubai, a specialist corporate finance adviser can provide senior attention, institutional-grade materials and access to suitable buyers, investors or lenders. Matchpoint Partners undertakes M&A and capital-raising mandates from USD 5m upwards, partner-led from origination to close, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation and a formal engagement.
Matchpoint provides investment banking advisory services, namely capital raising, M&A and debt advisory, as a partner-led boutique advisory firm. It is an advisory firm rather than a licensed or deposit-taking investment bank: it arranges and advises on transactions without a lending book or trading operation, so the advice stays independent.
Yes. Alongside Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Matchpoint runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India, the UK and the US.
Matchpoint undertakes equity, debt and M&A mandates from USD 5m upwards across eight sectors, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation and a written engagement.
Engagements ordinarily combine a retainer with a success fee. Terms are agreed in writing before work begins and calibrated to the mandate’s size, scope and complexity.
Engagements ordinarily combine a retainer with a success fee. Terms are agreed in writing before work begins and calibrated to the mandate’s size, scope and complexity.
Most mandates reach a first term sheet within 30 days (M&A typically 4–9 months to close), depending on diligence readiness and structure.
A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement, prepare materials, run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading throughout.
Tell us what you're trying to finance. A partner will respond personally — typically within one business day.
A boutique adviser defines the transaction, prepares the financial and investor materials, identifies suitable capital providers or counterparties, coordinates outreach and diligence, evaluates competing terms and supports negotiation through signing and closing. The mandate should state the scope, senior team, fees, conflicts and decision timetable.
Select transactions across sectors, geographies and capital structures.
Deal Region UAE
Deal Size $320m
Deal Region UAE
Deal Size $200m
Deal Region Dubai
Deal Size $300m
Deal Region KSA · UAE
Deal Size $400m
