Walid Ayad

• Joined AWR Lloyd in 2025 as Managing Director of AWR Lloyd Gulf Partners LLC

• Corporate finance and investment banking professional with 20+ years’ experience across the Middle East and North Africa

• Advises corporate groups and investment funds on M&A (acquisitions/divestments) and debt & equity capital raising

• Former Director, Investment Banking, Swicorp (9 years): led and executed M&A, divestitures, IPOs, and fundraising mandates across MENA

• Earlier experience includes MasterCard International (over 1 year)

• Educated at IIHEM, Morocco

• Languages: Arabic, English, French