Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Mike Davis as Senior Managing Director and Head of Debt and Capital Advisory in the Middle East. Based in Dubai, Mike will deliver world-class debt and capital structuring advice to clients, supporting them in securing and restructuring financing solutions across banks, private credit, equity and alternative capital providers.
Mike has more than 20 years of management experience across nine countries and five continents. He started his career in banking working for the Bank of Nova Scotia in Canada, Central America and Peru. He then joined HSBC’s International Manager programme and worked in Europe, Asia, Canada and the UAE. Mike has also worked for ADIB and the Arab Banking Corporation.
During his banking career, Mike and his teams advised on more than $20 billion of transactions. Among other roles, Mike ran Structured Finance and Mid-Market Sponsor coverage for HSBC Asia-Pacific, headed Corporate and Commercial Banking for HSBC UAE and served as Group Head of Corporate Banking for the Arab Banking Corporation. For the past two years, Mike has focused on debt advisory roles. He first joined Equitativa, where he helped Emirates REIT refinance its sukuk, before moving to PwC, where he led the Debt and Capital Advisory business for the Middle East.
Dan Butters, CEO, Financial Advisory at Teneo, said, “Mike’s appointment is an important step in the continued growth of our Debt and Capital Advisory practice in the Middle East. His expertise and experience in the region will greatly enhance our ability to support clients in raising funding from banks, private capital, equity and alternative capital providers.”
Commenting on his appointment, Mike Davis said, “I am very excited to be joining the fast-growing Teneo team and to be given the opportunity to lead the Debt and Capital Advisory practice in the Middle East. Teneo’s global Debt and Capital Advisory platform combines world-class structuring advice with unsurpassed access to debt and capital providers. We are nimble and conflict free, which is critical as the region looks to the future.”
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