Hardware manufacturer, Kuwait
Financial feasibility study for a factory in Kuwait manufacturing PVC, slides, hinges, aluminium, handles, kitchen accessories and veneer edge banding.
Sector: Industrial manufacturing
Financial advisory · Nigeria · Lebanon · GCC
Advice that helpsbusinesses growin value.
We help a wide range of businesses respond to opportunities and challenges, improve their performance and increase their value, with valuations, due diligence, M&A support and more.
Who we are
From clients to investors, from governments to local communities, people rely on our work and trust our word.
JH&A Advisory is becoming very well known in business in Lebanon and Nigeria, providing advisory services to local, national and multinational organisations. We play an important role in the capital markets and work to strengthen trust and understanding between companies, investors, government and the public.
What we do
Eight practices, one trusted adviser.
A globally consistent set of multidisciplinary financial and accounting capabilities, based on deep industry knowledge.
Corporate Finance
Independent analysis behind acquisitions, investments and major financial decisions.
Explore serviceAccounting Advisory Services
Hands-on support for finance leaders and the decisions they make.
Explore serviceRestructuring
Stabilising businesses under financial pressure and setting them on a sound footing.
Explore serviceTransaction Services
Guiding buyers, sellers and partners through every stage of a deal.
Explore serviceFinancial Planning & Budgeting
Clear projections and budgets that turn plans into numbers you can manage.
Explore serviceStrategic Planning & Business Analysis
Data-driven insight that shapes strategy, pricing and long-term growth.
Explore serviceERP and IT Solutions
Systems that connect your finance function to the rest of the business.
Explore serviceAssurance Services
Independent audit and compliance work you and your stakeholders can rely on.
Explore serviceWhy JH&A
We challenge clients to look at themselves and their markets in new ways.
Results that endure
We are committed to delivering lasting results, believe in quality optimisation and continually seek to create value through innovative solutions to varied business challenges.
Professionalism & confidentiality
Our international exposure enables us to maintain the highest degree of professionalism and confidentiality in everything we do.
Regional and cultural insight
Our professionals have vast experience across different countries and understand the regional and cultural influences on business activity.
Our portfolio
Recent engagements
Contracting company, Nigeria
Financial due diligence and valuation for a contracting company with operations all over Nigeria.
Sector: Construction & contracting
Commercial bank
Valuation of a bank for the purpose of representing the fair value of its shares on the books.
Sector: Banking
M&A process
From strategy to integration, step by step.
- Acquisition strategyDefine what you want to gain.
- Search & criteriaFind targets that fit.
- Valuation analysisUnderstand what they are worth.
- Due diligenceConfirm every assumption.
- Closing & integrationBring the two firms together.
Leadership
Experience from KPMG, Audi Capital and beyond.
Johnny Haykal, CFA
Founder and Managing Partner
Bachelor of Business Administration, Notre Dame University · CFA Charterholder
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Johnny has over 20 years of corporate finance and transaction services experience, having worked on a vast number of assignments in the banking, public, retail, manufacturing and hospitality industries.
He currently heads and advises the financial planning and cost control functions for a group of companies operating in Central Africa, and previously managed the Financial Advisory Services department at KPMG Lebanon for 8 years.
Selected experience
- Performed feasibility and valuation assignments across several industries, including leading the valuation of an insurance company in Lebanon
- Led a due diligence project from the Riyadh office on a real estate company
- Managed, within a team, M&A transactions in the retail and grocery sector with a deal closing worth more than USD 20 million
- Valued a multi-billion real estate company with projects in the UAE, KSA, Egypt and Lebanon
- Prepared a feasibility study for a multi-purpose residential complex including a hotel, resort and villas in Lebanon
- Performed the annual valuation for Arab Bank over six years to estimate Saudi Oger's share on its books
- Prepared feasibility studies for more than 5 commercial banks, an investment bank and brokerage firms seeking licences from BDL and to open branches in Lebanon
Bassam Nassar, CFA
Partner
MBA and BBA, American University of Beirut · CFA Charterholder
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Bassam has over 20 years of experience in investment banking and financial advisory services across the MENA and GCC regions.
He was head of investment banking at Audi Capital, where he advised on M&A transactions in the food retail, contracting, industrial manufacturing and financial services sectors, as well as debt arranging and debt restructuring deals in F&B and mining and construction materials.
Bassam is also a consultant to one of the most successful fine-dining and casual-dining operators in KSA and the GCC. Before Audi Capital, he worked for KPMG in Beirut.
Enuma Happy Anthony
Director
Chief Finance Officer · 14+ years in financial management
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A strategic and seasoned Chief Finance Officer with over 14 years of expertise in financial management, strategic planning and transformative leadership across diverse industries, with a proven track record in driving financial performance, optimising operational efficiency and mitigating risk.
Enuma's career in Nigeria spans roles as Auditor, Accounting Officer, Data Analyst and Regional Accounting Manager, with expertise in effective cash flow management and securing debt or equity financing for seamless operations.
Enuma is committed to collaboration, navigating complex regulatory environments and the highest standards of integrity, with a particular passion for steering Agro-Allied and FMCG businesses towards sustained growth and profitability.
One source of truth for finance.
Insights
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