Basil Younes

Basil Younes is a seasoned investment banking professional with 16 years of experience, specializing in M&A, capital raising, and venture capital investments.

His expertise lies in sell-side advisory, exits, and capital raising, with skills in execution and origination, project management, leading deal teams, and C-level dialogue.

He is adept at training and mentoring analysts and associates, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, composing information memoranda, responding to RFPs, strategic marketing, and pitch book preparation.

Since 2013, Basil has been actively involved in venture capital, particularly working closely with founders on capital raising, business development, and operational matters, with a preference for European technology companies.

He is multilingual, fluent in Swedish, Arabic, and English, and has lived in Sweden, Jordan, UK, and UAE.

Basil's educational background includes studies at the University Of Manchester, Amman Academy, Alliance Manchester Business School for a Bachelor Of Arts in Finance, and the Department Of Sociology at LSE for a Master Of Science in Economics and Finance.

Throughout his career, Basil has held key positions in reputable organizations, such as Advisor to the CEO, Managing Director, Head of MENA, Investor Relations, Business Development, Chief Financial Officer, Mergers and Acquisitions, and various roles in investment banking at companies like Standard Chartered Bank and Citi.