Saliha Ahmed is a Senior Director at Ankura based in Dubai. She brings 10 years of experience advising stakeholders on large, cross-border financial advisory and restructuring mandates across the UK and the Middle East. She has advised lenders, management teams, government entities, and other stakeholders through a range of special situations including distressed debt restructurings, accelerated M&A, and insolvency. She has worked across a range of sectors including real estate, retail, energy, construction, and logistics.
Education
- BSc, Hons., Economics, University College London, UK.
Certifications
- Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA)
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Affiliations
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
- CFA Institute
Experience
Saliha’s professional experience includes:
- Advisor to the majority lender of a listed UAE real estate development company on the restructuring of its debt facilities.
- Advisor to the lenders of a listed KSA retail company on the restructuring of its debt facilities.
- Advisor to the lenders of a listed KSA real estate development company on the restructuring of its debt facilities.
- Advisor to a listed real estate company in the UK on restructuring of its debt across 14 separate facilities.
- Advisor to the lenders of a UK listed offshore shipping company with operations in the Middle East on the restructuring of its debt facilities.
- Advisor to a German based gaming provider on its restructuring proposal under the UK Scheme of Arrangements.
- Advisor to the lenders of a biomass power project based in the UK on the restructuring and refinancing of its debt facilities.
- Advisor to a global student accommodation provider on the refinancing of its UK debt facilities.
- Administration of a UK based logistics provider, managing day-to-day operations and overseeing an accelerated sale of the business.
- Part of the special managers’ team supporting the UK insolvency service on the liquidation of the UK’s second largest construction and facilities management provider with global operations.
