Basil Al Askari
MidChains Co-Founder & CEO
The move
MoveMubadala → MidChains
TitlePrivate Equity Investments → Co-Founder & CEO
LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveYes · Abu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE6.2
Total experience14.7 years
MidChains headcount11-50 employees
MidChains industryFinancial Services
MidChains HQAbu Dhabi, Maryah Island
MidChains founded2018
MidChains typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Co-Founder & CEONov 2017 — Present
MidChains - Private Equity InvestmentsOct 2015 — Jan 2020
Mubadala· Abu Dhabi - Commercial FinanceAug 2014 — Oct 2015
Mubadala GE Capital PJSC· Abu Dhabi, UAE - Financial Management Program (FMP)Jul 2012 — Jul 2014
GE Capital· London, United Kingdom
- InternshipJan 2012 — Jul 2012Mubadala GE Capital PJSC· Abu Dhabi, UAE
- InternshipSep 2011 — Dec 2011UUnited Technical Services (UTS)· Abu Dhabi, UAE
- InternshipJun 2011 — Aug 2011
Bank of America Merrill Lynch· Hong Kong
Education
- Suffolk University - Sawyer Business SchoolBachelor’s Degree · Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2009 — 2011
- Trinity UniversityBachelor’s Degree · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies2007 — 2009
Languages
- English
- French
- Arabic
Top skills
M&A analysisStrategic PlanningSyndicationsCorporate FinanceFinancial StructuringFinancial Services