Deloitte Private

We advise ambitious families and individuals, and the businesses they own and run, working with early‑stage entrepreneurs through to long‑established, multi‑generational family companies to manage the three elements that comprise a family business ecosystem – The Family, The Business and The Private Wealth. We help high‑net‑worth individuals (HNWI) and family offices manage their investments and regulatory and compliance affairs. 

Richard Nunn

Deloitte Private | Family Enterprise Leader

Richard is the Family Enterprise Leader within Deloitte Private Middle East and specializes in supporting regional Family Enterprises navigate and access Deloitte’s global offering. Richard has spent his career working with families on aspects spanning their portfolio of operating companies, private wealth and family office, alongside matters relating to the family itself.

Through wide‑ranging, integrated propositions, we support Private Equity houses and their portfolio companies throughout the transaction lifecycle. Characteristics: either the parent (i.e., the ‘house’) or subsidiaries (i.e., the ‘portfolio companies’) of private equity firms. 

Sam Surrey

Transaction Services, Financial Advisory Partner

Sam has specialized in transaction services for 17 years and leads the private equity team. He has worked with a wide range of clients across the Middle East, including several leading private equity houses. He has supported many sovereign wealth funds and corporates investing in the Middle East.

These are the fastest growing, innovative private businesses in the region, established to address disruption within their sector. Characteristics: attractive startups, small companies with strong future potential, innovative private businesses, scale-ups and unicorns.

Kyriacos Charalambides

Financial Advisory Services, Director 

Kyriacos is a Director at Deloitte in Cyprus with over 12 years of experience. He uses his knowledge and experience in delivering Corporate Finance, Valuation & Modeling services and Mergers & Acquisitions engagements in a number of industries including Shipping, Construction Real Estate Development, Private Equity, Renewable Energy, Banking and Capital Markets and Hotel & Leisure.

Sunder Nurani

Audit & Assurance Partner

Sunder Nurani is specialized in the Audit function of the Insurance industry and has more than 20 years of experience in Audit. He is a strong advocate of continuous learning and is a Partner in Audit & Assurance, including Audit Learning in the United Arab Emirates.

Bhavesh Morar

Consulting Partner

Bhavesh Morar is the Consulting Chief Growth Officer for Deloitte Middle East Enterprise Technology and Performance practice. Bhavesh leads a team of 130+ consulting practitioners specializing in SAP, Oracle, Technology Strategy & Transformation, Cloud, Supply Chain and Finance.

Scott Whalan

Valuation & Modeling, Financial Advisory Partner

Scott is a Partner, leading Deloitte's Valuation & Modeling practice in the Middle East. He provides strategic advice in a variety of contexts including M&A, Disputes, Restructurings, Financial Reporting and regulatory purposes.

Mutaz Saleh

Risk Advisory Partner

Mutaz is an experienced professional with over 21 years of experience in professional firms and 2 years in the airline industry. He has focused on developing processes, streamlining procedures, and finding cost effective solutions designed to add value to the firm and to the business community.

Kate Bacon

Middle East Consumer Business Tax Leader

Kate is the Middle East Consumer Business Tax Leader, leading our client offerings for businesses in the consumer products, automotive, retail, wholesale and distribution, hospitality and services sectors. As a Director in the Indirect Tax team based in Dubai, she also leads the indirect tax industry offerings for the education, and life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Yiannis Sophianos

Audit & Assurance Partner

Yiannis is a Partner at Deloitte in Cyprus with extensive experience in the audits of large local and international groups including public listed entities. 

Nader Farid

Risk Advisory Partner

Nader is a Partner in Risk Advisory covering the Cyber and Technology Risk practice in KSA. 

Tamer Charife

Risk Advisory Partner

Tamer is a Partner in Deloitte’s Risk Advisory (RA) Practice Middle East and is the Risk Advisory Leader in Kuwait and the Cyber & Technology Risk Leader in Qatar.

Joseph Khalife

Audit & Assurance Partner

Joseph is a Partner with over 20 years of professional experience in Audit at Deloitte – Beirut office. He has developed specialization in the insurance industry and has in-depth knowledge of the banking, manufacturing and trading industries, IFRS as well as local banking and insurance regulations.

Scott Whalan

Valuation & Modeling, Financial Advisory Partner

Scott is a Partner, leading Deloitte's Valuation & Modeling practice in the Middle East. He provides strategic advice in a variety of contexts including M&A, Disputes, Restructurings, Financial Reporting and regulatory purposes.