Individual Buyer in Dubai Looking to Buyout Food & Beverage Businesses Upto AED 5 million

I was the head of commercial finance in a food and beverage company. I am based in Dubai and am a commercial leader with over 15 years of international experience across coffee, FMCG, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and business transformation. I have built and scaled businesses from concept to commercialization, led greenfield manufacturing projects, structured international supply chains, negotiated strategic partnerships, and driven market expansion across the GCC, Europe, and Asia. My domain expertise includes coffee sourcing and trading, contract manufacturing, private label, B2B sales, operations, financial planning, fundraising, and AI-enabled business transformation. I enjoy working with ambitious founders and management teams to improve strategy, optimize operations, strengthen profitability, secure funding, expand into new markets, and execute scalable growth plans. Beyond investing, I bring hands-on operational experience, a strong commercial network, and the ability to turn promising businesses into sustainable, high-growth enterprises.

Acquiring / Buying a Business, Investing in a Business, Take a Distributorship

- I look for businesses with strong fundamentals, predictable cash flow, scalable operations, and clear opportunities to create value through strategic growth, operational improvements, AI, and digital transformation.
- I prefer founder-led or established businesses in sectors such as food & beverage manufacturing, coffee, B2B distribution, supply chain, logistics, industrial manufacturing, and technology platforms where I can leverage my commercial and operational experience to accelerate growth.
- I particularly value businesses with strong management, defensible competitive advantages, diversified customers, and regional or international expansion potential.
- Conversely, I avoid businesses that rely heavily on a single customer or founder, have weak governance or poor financial transparency, operate on unsustainable low margins, require continuous capital without attractive returns, or are driven primarily by speculation rather than long-term value creation.

• Received 1 proposal
• 12 hours ago

  Received a proposal from Specialty coffee to scale across GCC. 4 outlets + roastery. Building a 200 location brand.