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Sovereign Stone Capital Partners

Sovereign Stone Capital Partners

Sovereign Stone Capital Partners

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About Us

About Us

Founded by three seasoned industry leaders with over six decades of combined and complementary expertise, Sovereign Stone Capital delivers unparalleled insights across a broad spectrum of industries and financial disciplines. Guided by the core principles of strength, resilience, and strategic foresight, we excel at navigating complexity with precision to deliver impactful and measurable results.

 

At Sovereign Stone Capital, we go beyond the role of advisors to become trusted partners in our clients’ success. Our tailored strategies do more than drive transactions— whether you’re planning an ownership succession, facing a critical business challenge, planning a transformative transaction, or seeking innovative strategies to drive sustainable growth, Sovereign Stone Capital is here to help. By fostering lasting relationships and aligning our solutions with the unique goals of our clients, we ensure every collaboration leaves a meaningful and enduring legacy.

 

This is where vision meets execution, and challenges are transformed into opportunities. At Sovereign Stone Capital, aspirations are not just realized—they are elevated, safeguarded, and transformed into success stories that endure for generations.

Founded by three seasoned industry leaders with over six decades of combined and complementary expertise, Sovereign Stone Capital delivers unparalleled insights across a broad spectrum of industries and financial disciplines. Guided by the core principles of strength, resilience, and strategic foresight, we excel at navigating complexity with precision to deliver impactful and measurable results.

 

At Sovereign Stone Capital, we go beyond the role of advisors to become trusted partners in our clients’ success. Our tailored strategies do more than drive transactions— whether you’re planning an ownership succession, facing a critical business challenge, planning a transformative transaction, or seeking innovative strategies to drive sustainable growth, Sovereign Stone Capital is here to help. By fostering lasting relationships and aligning our solutions with the unique goals of our clients, we ensure every collaboration leaves a meaningful and enduring legacy.

 

This is where vision meets execution, and challenges are transformed into opportunities. At Sovereign Stone Capital, aspirations are not just realized—they are elevated, safeguarded, and transformed into success stories that endure for generations.

About Us

Founded by three seasoned industry leaders with over six decades of combined and complementary expertise, Sovereign Stone Capital delivers unparalleled insights across a broad spectrum of industries and financial disciplines. Guided by the core principles of strength, resilience, and strategic foresight, we excel at navigating complexity with precision to deliver impactful and measurable results.

 

At Sovereign Stone Capital, we go beyond the role of advisors to become trusted partners in our clients’ success. Our tailored strategies do more than drive transactions— whether you’re planning an ownership succession, facing a critical business challenge, planning a transformative transaction, or seeking innovative strategies to drive sustainable growth, Sovereign Stone Capital is here to help. By fostering lasting relationships and aligning our solutions with the unique goals of our clients, we ensure every collaboration leaves a meaningful and enduring legacy.

 

This is where vision meets execution, and challenges are transformed into opportunities. At Sovereign Stone Capital, aspirations are not just realized—they are elevated, safeguarded, and transformed into success stories that endure for generations.

Our partners bring a diverse blend of expertise across industries, regions, and financial disciplines, allowing us to offer:

Our partners bring a diverse blend of expertise across industries, regions, and financial disciplines, allowing us to offer:

Our partners bring a diverse blend of expertise across industries, regions, and financial disciplines, allowing us to offer:

Global reach, local understanding

Serving clients worldwide with unmatched proficiency

Tailored
offerings

Custom solutions and strategies crafted to meet your unique needs

Trusted experience and track record

Backed by years of success working with the worlds most discerning organizations across industries

Commitment to excellence

Dedicated to delivering outstanding results and building long-term relationships

Our Offering

Our Offering

Our Offering

We partner with our clients to provide tailored expertise across a broad range of areas

We partner with our clients to provide tailored expertise across a broad range of areas

We partner with our clients to provide tailored expertise across a broad range of areas

M&A Advisory

  • Comprehensive deal sourcing and evaluation: Identify and evaluate targets or buyers with detailed market assessments, due diligence, and valuations

  • Strategic transaction support: Support negotiation, draft offer letters, and manage the sale process to maximize value

  • End-to-end transaction management: Oversee and project manage all aspects of the deal, from initial engagement to legal closure, ensuring seamless execution

  • Sale preparation and buyer engagement: Prepare compelling pitch documents, conduct vendor due diligence, and connect with qualified buyers to drive successful outcomes

IPO & Deal Structuring

  • IPO preparation: Ensure regulatory compliance, prepare necessary documentation, and support seamless readiness for public listing

  • Tailored transaction structures: Design optimal deal frameworks, incorporating cash, stock and incentives to maximize value

  • Strategic market positioning: Craft strategies to enhance investor appeal and achieve competitive valuations

  • Execution support: Provide end-to-end support throughout the IPO or deal structuring process, ensuring smooth execution

Strategic Consulting & Capital Solutions

  • Strategic Partnerships and Alliances: Structure and facilitate high-impact collaborations to unlock synergies and drive international market expansion.

  • Corporate Restructuring: Deliver tailored solutions to optimize operations, enhance organizational agility, and maximize stakeholder value.

  • Market entry and growth strategies: Develop data-driven, actionable roadmaps for penetrating new markets and scaling existing operations for sustainable growth.

  • Capital raising and financing: Advise on and facilitate capital raising activities, including debt and equity financing, to support strategic growth initiatives

Consulting for Family Office

  • Strategic investment advisory: Develop bespoke investment strategies aligned with family objectives, risk tolerance, and long-term wealth preservation

  • Governance and succession planning: Establish robust governance structures and succession plans to ensure seamless generational wealth transfer.

  • Portfolio management and optimization: Optimize investment portfolios to enhance returns while managing risk

  • Philanthropy and impact investments: Design and implement strategies for meaningful philanthropic initiatives, socially responsible investments and legacy planning.

M&A Advisory

  • Comprehensive deal sourcing and evaluation: Identify and evaluate targets or buyers with detailed market assessments, due diligence, and valuations

  • Strategic transaction support: Support negotiation, draft offer letters, and manage the sale process to maximize value

  • End-to-end transaction management: Oversee and project manage all aspects of the deal, from initial engagement to legal closure, ensuring seamless execution

  • Sale preparation and buyer engagement: Prepare compelling pitch documents, conduct vendor due diligence, and connect with qualified buyers to drive successful outcomes

IPO & Deal Structuring

  • IPO preparation: Ensure regulatory compliance, prepare necessary documentation, and support seamless readiness for public listing

  • Tailored transaction structures: Design optimal deal frameworks, incorporating cash, stock and incentives to maximize value

  • Strategic market positioning: Craft strategies to enhance investor appeal and achieve competitive valuations

  • Execution support: Provide end-to-end support throughout the IPO or deal structuring process, ensuring smooth execution

Strategic Consulting & Capital Solutions

  • Strategic Partnerships and Alliances: Structure and facilitate high-impact collaborations to unlock synergies and drive international market expansion.

  • Corporate Restructuring: Deliver tailored solutions to optimize operations, enhance organizational agility, and maximize stakeholder value.

  • Market entry and growth strategies: Develop data-driven, actionable roadmaps for penetrating new markets and scaling existing operations for sustainable growth.

  • Capital raising and financing:Advise on and facilitate capital raising activities, including debt and equity financing, to support strategic growth initiatives

Consulting for Family Office

  • Strategic investment advisory: Develop bespoke investment strategies aligned with family objectives, risk tolerance, and long-term wealth preservation

  • Governance and succession planning: Establish robust governance structures and succession plans to ensure seamless generational wealth transfer.

  • Portfolio management and optimization: Optimize investment portfolios to enhance returns while managing risk

  • Philanthropy and impact investments: Design and implement strategies for meaningful philanthropic initiatives, socially responsible investments and legacy planning.

We are also able to support financing options for select deals - click here to find out more

We are also able to support financing options for select deals - click here to find out more

We are also able to support financing options for select deals - click here to find out more

Clients served in last 5 years

Mergers & Acquisition

  • Launched a €20 Million Private Equity Fund with a targeted focus on real estate investments.


  • Initiated a €500 Million Multi-Strategy Fund, diversifying investments across multiple asset classes.


  • Advised on Sell- and Buy-Side transactions involving the sale of a prominent 5-star luxury property in Portugal.


  • Leading proposed acquisition of an airline including diligence, negotiation strategy and regulatory strategy.


  • Supporting divestment of a European air cargo and logistics business.


Sell-Side Advisory

  • Supported an African national retail champion on identifying path to IPO to achieve unicorn ($1b) valuation.


  • Providing strategic advisory & fundraising services for a technology startup focused on the equestrian industry, with valuation targets of US$ 1 billion by Q4 2025.


  • Advising on strategy and fundraising for a multi-billion dollar infrastructure and real estate project in Asia.



Deal Restructuring

  • Advised a VC-backed climate transition business how to structure its balance sheet for first round of formal fundraising.


  • Advised a leading London-based specialty coffee brand on global expansion, including identifying and facilitating strategic investors for international joint ventures.


  • Advised a VC-backed lab-grown meat company on route to market and partnership strategy.






Mergers & Acquisition

  • Launched a €20 Million Private Equity Fund with a targeted focus on real estate investments.

  • Initiated a €500 Million Multi-Strategy Fund, diversifying investments across multiple asset classes.

  • Advised on Sell- and Buy-Side transactions involving the sale of a prominent 5-star luxury property in Portugal.


  • Leading proposed acquisition of an airline including diligence, negotiation strategy and regulatory strategy.

  • Supporting divestment of a European air cargo and logistics business.

Sell-side Advisory

  • Supported an African national retail champion on identifying path to IPO to achieve unicorn ($1b) valuation.


  • Providing strategic advisory & fundraising services for a technology startup focused on the equestrian industry, with valuation targets of US$ 1 billion by Q4 2025.


  • Advising on strategy and fundraising for a multi-billion dollar infrastructure and real estate project in Asia.

Deal Restructuring

  • Advised a VC-backed climate transition business how to structure its balance sheet for first round of formal fundraising.


  • Advised a leading London-based specialty coffee brand on global expansion, including identifying and facilitating strategic investors for international joint ventures.


  • Advised a VC-backed lab-grown meat company on route to market and partnership strategy.

Clients served in last 5 years

Mergers & Acquisition

  • Launched a €20 Million Private Equity Fund with a targeted focus on real estate investments.


  • Initiated a €500 Million Multi-Strategy Fund, diversifying investments across multiple asset classes.


  • Advised on Sell- and Buy-Side transactions involving the sale of a prominent 5-star luxury property in Portugal.


  • Leading proposed acquisition of an airline including diligence, negotiation strategy and regulatory strategy.


  • Supporting divestment of a European air cargo and logistics business.

Sell-side Advisory

  • Supported an African national retail champion on identifying path to IPO to achieve unicorn ($1b) valuation.


  • Providing strategic advisory & fundraising services for a technology startup focused on the equestrian industry, with valuation targets of US$ 1 billion by Q4 2025.


  • Advising on strategy and fundraising for a multi-billion dollar infrastructure and real estate project in Asia.

Deal Restructuring

  • Advised a VC-backed climate transition business how to structure its balance sheet for first round of formal fundraising.


  • Advised a leading London-based specialty coffee brand on global expansion, including identifying and facilitating strategic investors for international joint ventures.


  • Advised a VC-backed lab-grown meat company on route to market and partnership strategy.

Clients served in last 5 years

Our Team

Our Team

Our leadership team brings a wealth of experience

Our leadership team brings a wealth of experience

Ateeq ur Rahman

Ateeq is a seasoned executive with nearly 30 years of expertise in international banking, entrepreneurship, and strategic leadership across the Middle East and Europe.

 

He has served as Country Head for leading banks in Qatar and the UAE, gaining recognition for his expertise in executive management, restructuring, project finance, Islamic banking, and regulatory compliance. Ateeq has successfully advised on and executed multi-billion-dollar deals, including greenfield projects and structured finance.

 

An entrepreneur at heart, he established a PE fund in Portugal, launched a luxury real estate venture and expanded into the F&B sector. Known for his strategic insight, operational excellence, and mergers and acquisitions expertise, Ateeq consistently delivers value and drives success in every initiative.

Ateeq is a seasoned executive with nearly 30 years of expertise in international banking, entrepreneurship, and strategic leadership across the Middle East and Europe.

 

He has served as Country Head for leading banks in Qatar and the UAE, gaining recognition for his expertise in executive management, restructuring, project finance, Islamic banking, and regulatory compliance. Ateeq has successfully advised on and executed multi-billion-dollar deals, including greenfield projects and structured finance.

 

An entrepreneur at heart, he established a PE fund in Portugal, launched a luxury real estate venture and expanded into the F&B sector. Known for his strategic insight, operational excellence, and mergers and acquisitions expertise, Ateeq consistently delivers value and drives success in every initiative.

Ali Farid Khwaja

Ali Farid is the CEO of Oxford Frontier Capital in London, overseeing KTrade Securities in Pakistan and Oxford Frontier Information Technology in Saudi Arabia.


He is a recognized expert in global financial markets, particularly fintech, and consults for Stacks Foundation, ADB, and Bank Alfalah. Ali advises PRISM AG, Aspen Digital, and Naga. He has held significant roles, including Global CFO of SafeCharge Group, and was a top-ranked Technology Analyst at Autonomous Research. Ali has received numerous awards for his contributions to fintech and technology analysis and is actively involved in various international business and investment organizations.

Ali Farid is the CEO of Oxford Frontier Capital in London, overseeing KTrade Securities in Pakistan and Oxford Frontier Information Technology in Saudi Arabia.


He is a recognized expert in global financial markets, particularly fintech, and consults for Stacks Foundation, ADB, and Bank Alfalah. Ali advises PRISM AG, Aspen Digital, and Naga. He has held significant roles, including Global CFO of SafeCharge Group, and was a top-ranked Technology Analyst at Autonomous Research. Ali has received numerous awards for his contributions to fintech and technology analysis and is actively involved in various international business and investment organizations.

Ali Bachani

Ali is a results-oriented and data-driven strategic decision-maker with 15+ years of experience in management consulting and financial services, specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, strategy and transformation.


At McKinsey, he was a leader in the Strategy & Corporate Finance practice and co-led the JVs/Alliances/ Partnerships Service Line in EMEA and the UK Mergers & Acquisitions service. He has led exit preparation, mergers and transactions (pre-and post-close), major strategic reviews, capital re-allocations, transformations and investor communications across advanced industries, transport and logistics, financial services, professional services, and TMT.

Ali is a results-oriented and data-driven strategic decision-maker with 15+ years of experience in management consulting and financial services, specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, strategy and transformation.


At McKinsey, he was a leader in the Strategy & Corporate Finance practice and co-led the JVs/Alliances/ Partnerships Service Line in EMEA and the UK Mergers & Acquisitions service. He has led exit preparation, mergers and transactions (pre-and post-close), major strategic reviews, capital re-allocations, transformations and investor communications across advanced industries, transport and logistics, financial services, professional services, and TMT.

Ateeq ur Rahman

Ateeq is a seasoned executive with nearly 30 years of expertise in international banking, entrepreneurship, and strategic leadership across the Middle East and Europe.

 

He has served as Country Head for leading banks in Qatar and the UAE, gaining recognition for his expertise in executive management, restructuring, project finance, Islamic banking, and regulatory compliance. Ateeq has successfully advised on and executed multi-billion-dollar deals, including greenfield projects and structured finance.

 

An entrepreneur at heart, he established a PE fund in Portugal, launched a luxury real estate venture and expanded into the F&B sector. Known for his strategic insight, operational excellence, and mergers and acquisitions expertise, Ateeq consistently delivers value and drives success in every initiative.

Ali Farid Khwaja

Ali Farid is the CEO of Oxford Frontier Capital in London, overseeing KTrade Securities in Pakistan and Oxford Frontier Information Technology in Saudi Arabia.


He is a recognized expert in global financial markets, particularly fintech, and consults for Stacks Foundation, ADB, and Bank Alfalah. Ali advises PRISM AG, Aspen Digital, and Naga. He has held significant roles, including Global CFO of SafeCharge Group, and was a top-ranked Technology Analyst at Autonomous Research. Ali has received numerous awards for his contributions to fintech and technology analysis and is actively involved in various international business and investment organizations.

Ali Bachani

Ali is a results-oriented and data-driven strategic decision-maker with 15+ years of experience in management consulting and financial services, specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, strategy and transformation.


At McKinsey, he was a leader in the Strategy & Corporate Finance practice and co-led the JVs/Alliances/ Partnerships Service Line in EMEA and the UK Mergers & Acquisitions service. He has led exit preparation, mergers and transactions (pre-and post-close), major strategic reviews, capital re-allocations, transformations and investor communications across advanced industries, transport and logistics, financial services, professional services, and TMT.

Team

Our leadership team brings a wealth of experience

Contact

Contact

Contact

From our offices in London and Lisbon, we engage with clients globally.

Reach out to us at info@sovereignstonecap.com or using the form below: 

From our offices in London and Lisbon, we engage with clients globally.

Reach out to us at info@sovereignstonecap.com or using the form below: 

From our offices in London and Lisbon, we engage with clients globally.


Reach out to us at info@sovereignstonecap.com or using the form below: