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Omaier Akhtar
Partner
Prior to Blacksquare Advisory, Omaier gained 13 years of corporate finance experience with one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory groups, Rothschild & Co.
He has advised and led on a broad range of public, private and financial sponsor deals covering a value spectrum from £10m through to £1.2bn; with a total deal value of over £6bn. This experience has spanned sell-side, buy-side and capital markets transactions.
Omaier began his professional career with the global consultancy business, Accenture, devising and implementing change management solutions for blue-chip clients. He holds a joint honours degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Warwick.
Selected experience includes advising:
Lower mid-market
- The shareholders of Evolve BG on the investment from BGF;
- The shareholders on the sale of NextConnex to LDC-backed, Wifinity;
- YFM on its investment into Resulting IT;
- Apprentify on its investment from BGF and, in parallel, the acquisition of Netcom Training;
- The shareholders on the sale of Teledata to Datum (backed by UBS Asset Management);
- DFS Plc on its acquisition of Sofology;
- The owner-manager in relation to LDC’s investment into Mini-Cam;
- The shareholders on the sale of PMI Health Group to Willis Group Holdings; and
- The owner-manager in relation to the sale of Garside & Laycock to Spie SA.
Mid-market
- Gresham Private Equity and management on the sale of Hotter Comfort to Electra Partners;
- Assystem Technologies on its recommended cash offer for SQS Software Quality Systems Plc;
- The Co-operative Group in relation to the sale of 298 Co-op convenience stores to McColl’s;
- Inflexion Private Equity on its significant minority investment in Radius Payment Solutions;
- The Co-operative Group on the sale of the Co-op’s Pharmacy business to Bestway Group;
- The shareholders on the Main Market IPO of AO World; and
- CSM Group on the sale of CSM’s Bakery Supplies Division to Rhone Capital.