Name: Wafik Ben Mansour
Designation: Group Chief Executive Officer
Company: SHUAA Capital
Category: Investment Magnates
Wafik Ben Mansour is the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) at SHUAA Capital PSC, having joined the company in May 2023. Before SHUAA, Wafik was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse, overseeing Investment Banking and Capital Markets across the Middle East and North Africa region.
With extensive experience advising on high-profile M&A and equity capital market transactions, Wafik has played key roles in deals such as Omantel’s USD 2.2 billion acquisition of a stake in Zain Group, ADQ’s USD 740 million acquisition of Amoun Pharmaceutical, Noon’s USD 335 million acquisition of Namshi, Careem’s USD 500 million private placement, and Aramco’s USD 29.4 billion IPO.
Wafik holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from ESCP Europe, Paris. Under his leadership, SHUAA Capital continues to strengthen its core segments: asset management, which includes public markets, private markets, real estate, and debt business lines, and investment banking, providing both boutique and traditional services, securities services, and a sales and trading platform focused on fixed income, currencies, and commodities.
