Lumin (n) – light (latin) one who enlightens the way

An international corporate finance advisory firm providing independent, holistic advice to enhance long term shareholder value.

SERVICES

Multi-disciplinary team, focused on strategy and deals

MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & DIVESTMENTS

DEBT & EQUITY RAISES

RESTRUCTURING &
TURNAROUNDS

JOINT VENTURES & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

FINANCING STRATEGY & CAPITAL OPTIMISATION

BUSINESS MODEL & RISK MANAGEMENT

OUR NETWORK

Our structure allows us to build and maintain global distribution channels and strategic relationships, which allow us to quickly find the right capital for a deal that other competitors are unable to utilise because of their business model constraints

  • 20
    Top tier, global investment banks
  • 50
    Investment & credit funds
  • 30
    Of the world’s top hedging and offtake counterparties
  • 5
    Capital raising platforms
  • 30
    Key regional banks across Europe and the Middle East
  • 40
    Non-bank lenders
  • 10
    Partnerships with key advisors in different but complementary disciplines

ABOUT US

JAWAD
KHAN

  • Former Partner of PWC, heading Debt & Capital Advisory in MENA
  • Former head of finance at large corporate
  • Chartered Accountant by the ICAEW and Fellow of the association of Chartered Certified Accountants

ALEXANDER
KING

  • Experienced Corporate Finance professional with 14 years within financial services
  • Former Head of Corporate Finance & Treasury at large corporates in KSA & the UAE
  • Chartered Accountant by the ICAEW & Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Durham University

BEN
WILSON

  • Investment banking career straddling both trading and lending
  • Included time at Nomura, MUFG and Natixis
  • MBA from Warwick Business School
  • Fellow of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

HAROON
HAYAT

  • 15 years in large corporates across the UAE and Pakistan
  • Former Head of Treasury at industrial groups in the UAE
  • Masters in Finance
  • Certified Public Accountant

OUR VALUES

Doing the right thing by our clients

FOCUS

  • Taking on few clients to allow real focus from senior management on each one
  • Allows a uniquely tailored and personalised interaction

INDEPENDENCE

  • Maintaining independence from sources of financing, distribution and deals
  • Providing unbiased advice focused solely on meeting our clients’ needs

INTEGRITY

  • Doing what we say we will do
  • We will not compromise our integrity
  • Maintaining complete alignment of incentives with our clients

STRATEGIC COLLABORATION

  • Bringing together people from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds to examine situations from all angles
  • Co create solutions with our people and clients taking account of the overall vision and mission of the client

INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE

  • Break new frontiers, do what’s not been done before and do it in a efficient / effective manner
  • Providing advice to the standards of top quality investment banks or “big 4” advisory practices
  • Striving for excellence in everything we do

CLIENTS

A sample of our current and past clients

Ben and the team are long standing, trusted advisors to us. They understand our business and our industries intimately and give us high quality advice across a variety of areas

Peter Henderson
Founder & CEO at Radiant Solar

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PRESS

Alexander King joins Lumin

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Alexander King to the firm, demonstrating our long-term commitment to growth in the EMEA region. Alex brings with him a wealth of experience gained both in his capacity as an advisor and a principal in high profile distinguished roles, where he focused on financing strategy, capital raising and transformation. Welcome onboard Alex.

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Lumin advises on asset backed token raise

The world's first blockchain-based algae biomass project, built on the energy-efficient Tezos blockchain, was announced today by leading capital markets technology firm, Globacap. Developed and operated by Sustainable Impact Token (SIT), the project will support the development, construction, and operation of algae biomass farms.

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