We are Strategists, Innovators, Market makers
And strive to be ICONS in everything we do!
ICON Investment Consultants is a leading advisor on business. We partner with clients to identify their highest-value opportunities; address their most critical challenges and transform their businesses.
Headquartered in Dubai, we have charted over two decades of dramatic growth in the UAE and other Gulf States, while also serving the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
These strong regional roots in the Arab world and beyond are closely intertwined with North American operation with offices in Toronto, New York, and Texas.
Together, they represent an unrivaled network of national and international senior executive resources to help clients improve and grow and develop your organization.
Services

Strategic Advisory
The strength of Icon in strategic advisory engagements is the wealth of experience of our senior executives. We take a pragmatic, feasible approach to strategy by removing the perceived constraints of the client, in order to deliver lasting impact.
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Mediation
ICON brings together partners and shareholders, typically in family offices, who have a need to change the shareholding structure of their organization. We play an unbiased role to mediate and deliver time efficient, equitable outcomes.
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Capital Raising Services
ICON is an industry expert in capital raising services with a focus on mid and small cap companies and family offices. We assist clients by optimizing their existing capital structure to determine the best method of capital raising through private equity and debt placements.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
ICON advises clients on M&A opportunities within the region including facilitating joint ventures, partnerships, and divestments if required. We work across all sectors with a focus on small and mid-cap companies,
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Post Merger integration
ICON has identified key areas which ensure the success of the business post-merger. We have successfully worked alongside the traditional integration teams to focus on these critical business enablers.
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Innovation
ICON is continuously evaluating technology innovation which will have the ability to transform client growth and performance. The core technologies include AI, Digital, Fintech, IoT and Blockchain.
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AI
ICON has extensive knowledge in the application of AI, machine learning and deep learning. We assist clients with integrating AI, future trends and tools into their strategy, operations, processes, and applications.
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Digitalization
ICON’s core expertise in Digitalization includes the use of technologies to change our clients business models to produce new revenue streams and value producing opportunities. We help our clients move to a truly digital business.
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Excellence
As all companies aim to achieve excellence in their productivity and quality of the offering, we at ICON help organizations define and benchmark an organizations level of achievement in order to ensure the highest level of merit within their industries.
Show MoreManagement Team
Salma Sakhnini
Group CEO
Dr. S. Shuja Ali
Managing Director – Advisory and M&A
Dr. Roger Allan
Director of Curriculum Design
Chip Wilson
Founder and CEO 360Solutions
Advisory Board
Dr. Farouk El-Baz
Chairman
Rima Christine Zaitoon
Board Member
Husam Hourani
Board Member
Mohammed Al-Shroogi
Board Member
Farid Mohammed Ahmed
Board Member
Mohamed S. Binbrek
Board Member
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TESTIMONIALS
Victor Dominquez
Wallace Long
Robert Floyd
Danny Fletcher
Jeff Stewart
Richard Forrest
Bryan Arzani
Robert Floyd
Mona Brown
office location
Marasi Drive - Business Bay
Dubai, UAE