• About us

    Experienced M&A advisory and strategy consulting firm established in 2011

    Background

    Nouredine Capital was established in 2011 to assist mid-market businesses with their growth aspirations and corporate ambitions.

    We have unique expertise to assist these businesses and we use this experience to provide comfort to clients by considering their objectives at all times. We have broad transactional and operational experience, as well as extensive networks, and are proudly independent.

    Trust and integrity are the core values that drives us and we believe this is key to yielding the best results. We firmly believe this is only possible by staying across all aspects of any transaction in detail.

    Services

    Nouredine Capital broadly provides 3 services and provides these either independently or alongside other advisors or partners:

    1. Merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory.
    2. Strategic consulting work.
    3. Proprietary investment.
  • Team

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    Ali Bahamad

    Principal

    Ali completed high school at Newington College (UAI score 99.55). He completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting/Finance) and Bachelor of Economics (Econometrics) from the University of New South Wales, graduating with Distinction and a Co-op Scholarship. Ali joined Morgan Stanley's investment banking team as a graduate in Sydney, before moving to Morgan Stanley's New York office. On his return to Australia, Ali established Nouredine Capital in 2011 to pursue his passion of working independently to service companies that are largely under-serviced by larger firms. Ali is a long suffering supporter of the Canberra Raiders.

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    Network of senior industry experts

    Senior advisers

    A network of senior industry experts often join Nouredine Capital's team for sector specific transactions. These include a number of current and former Board members and ex-management team members from public and private companies from a diverse range of industries.

  • Experience

    Broad transaction experience and extensive network

    Selected experience

    Selected recent transactions at Nouredine Capital:

    • [Box of Books] - sole adviser on its successful 100% exit to Officeworks (a division of Wesfarmers).
    • [Harris Farm] - independent adviser to family shareholders on its strategic corporate process.
    • [Box of Books] - sole adviser to education technology company in private capital raise from high net worth individuals.
    • [Selectus] - sole adviser to Selectus in its $170 million sale to ASX-listed Smartgroup via a multi-bidder two-phase auction process.
    • [Moraitis Group] - retained by private equity shareholders to assist management with $220 million sale to HK-listed Chevalier Group.
    • [Other] Sale of 10 hectare glasshouse to Perfection Fresh / Smorgon Group; sale of disposal of banana ripening and distribution business to Nutrano.
    • [Private equity portfolio company] - consultant to prepare for recapitalization and debt restructuring.

    Selected M&A transactions at Morgan Stanley (Sydney and New York):

    • [Entergy] - sell-side adviser for sale of ~700MW nuclear generation asset in Vermont
    • [PetroChina] - buy-side adviser on their $3.7 billion acquisition of ASX-listed Arrow Energy
    • [TRUenergy] - buy-side adviser on their $2 billion purchase of Energy Australia and Delta West
    • [Solar System] - equity manager on $110 million US private placement