Fasanara Capital has appointed Fawad Tariq-Khan as managing director for the Middle East region.
He is a former group chief executive of Shuaa Capital, an alternative investment manager in the Gulf which manages over $14bn of assets across credit, venture capital and private equity.
Prior to his 10-year tenure at Shuaa Capital, Tariq-Khan worked at Deloitte, first in its advisory business in London before relocating to Dubai where he helped establish its Middle East debt advisory practice.
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In his new role with Fasanara Capital, he will be based in Abu Dhabi.
“We are thrilled to welcome Fawad – a great champion of the Middle East – to Fasanara to help drive our expansion there,” said Francesco Filia, chief executive and founder of Fasanara Capital.
“He will lead the rollout of our future-proof suite of technology-enabled asset-backed finance strategies drawing on our digital asset and quant capabilities throughout the region.”
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Tariq-Khan added: “I’m excited to join Fasanara and work with Francesco and the leadership team to bring the firm’s unique capabilities in private lending to businesses in the Middle East. The scale of Fasanara’s quantitative resources and technology platform are central to driving our success across the region.”
Fasanara Capital manages $4.5bn (£3.4bn) in fintech-focused, asset-based private credit strategies.
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