UAE Business Awards 2021

22 MEA MARKETS / UAE Business Awards 2021 , The Best M&A, Investment Advisory Firm Services for UAE &The Best government Advisory FirminPeople&Transformational Services in the GCC Above all, the Virtus Group of Companies knows that in order for a business to reach its potential, it needs to change; to think differently, to transformand become more resilient. It is dedicated to helping its clients handle this elegantly and effectively, working hard to help them reach their goals and retain their core values as it does so. The Virtus Group of Companies began in the Dubai Silicon Oasis with a government backed project for the United Arab Emirates in the year of 2009. Originally, it was going to be a 2-month project, but this grew in scope and size over time, eventually turning into a much larger 2-year project that was strategic and organization-wide. The stage was thusly set for Virtus as a brand. A company working on building strong and personalized relationships with the clients it advises, offering bespoke and structured trade financing solutions that they can trust implicitly. Virtus has been the recipient of a number of accolades over the years that speak to its competence and diligence; this has allowed it to grow substantially over the past 12 years both in the public and private sectors. Amongst its vast list of competencies is notably its Trade Finance Advisory, its Real Estate Advisory, its leadership, mentorship, and coaching, its recruitment and contract staffing, and its wider consultation services. The latter covers everything from structured finance to investment banking and private equity, as well as mergers, acquisitions, and deals. Fundamentally, it works on transformation both regarding people and regarding finance. It has completed over 64 large business transformations through its management office, is a major subcontractor in the MEA region for advisory services, and has raised over $262 million for project financing, mergers, acquisitions, and debt restructuring for its clients. This has sparked a keen growth in word of mouth referrals and positive reviews, allowing Virtus to go from strength to strength as it collects business from heavy hitters such as government dignitaries and large corporations. Thus, Virtus has proved its mettle time and time again and earned itself the award ‘Best M&A and Investment Advisory Firm’ for encouraging growth through these inorganic means. It advices entrepreneurs, families, corporations, investors, financial intuitions and government to make the best decisions possible in addressing their challenges. Furthermore, its work takes a highly tailored approach that respects a client’s goals, making itself an invaluable business partner in helping them reach it. In terms of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, it advises clients on opportunities for domestic and cross-border acquisitions both – this service therefore enhances the scale of their operations, achieves synergy, and allows them to diversify in a sophisticated and sustainable manner. All the while, it ensures the strategy, origination, structure, and execution of these acquisitions and project financings are in place and well-formulated for such deals. Whilst its investment Mar21626 banking is internationally renowned, its network holds the most sway in the Middle East, India and Africa at present. Additionally, it holds a deep understanding of client context: when it comes to working with a client it will funnel significant effort into understanding every element of their business practice in order to serve them in a manner that will provide the best returns. Virtus works empathically, digging deep into shareholders, cultural background, ethos and values, business preference, objectives, and preferences, building up a rapport over time with a client that results in long-term business relationships. Afterwards, Virtus can present a client with a true ‘as is’ view of their company, unveiling nuances and hidden truths that a client may not have been able to identify, showing how it lives up to its name in both the strength and might of its industry experience. Its is also incredibly sector agnostic.