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About Kenekt

Business doesn't happen in silos. Your strategy shouldn't either.

Kenekt was built on a simple reality: true growth only happens when financial logic and market execution work together. Too often, these sit apart, financial models that ignore brand power, or marketing strategies that don't make fiscal sense, and value gets lost in the gap.

We built Kenekt to close that gap. We refuse to look at problems in isolation, instead connecting the dots between your capital and your customer to ensure every move you make is backed by hard numbers and driven by real market opportunity. Whether structuring a deal or expanding into new territories, we treat your business as a single, integrated system where the balance sheet and the brand strategy actually speak the same language.

From the GCC to the global stage, we replace complexity with clarity. We move beyond theory to deliver strategies designed for the realities of this region—strategies that are safe to execute and built to perform. We bring the integrity to tell you the truth and the insight needed to turn ambition into a lasting legacy.

why Kenekt

Why Kenekt? What Makes Us Different.

Most firms ask you to trust their process. We ask you to trust our grasp of reality.

  • We treat your business like our own capital is at risk, shifting from a transactional vendor relationship to a true partnership where our incentives are fully aligned with your success.
  • We bridge the gap between financial targets and creative execution, ensuring your marketing is never just a cost center but a verified investment strategy.
  • We prioritize accuracy over comfort, meaning if a valuation is inflated or a market entry strategy is flawed, we will tell you immediately rather than protecting a contract.
  • We refuse to deliver theoretical strategies that sit on a shelf; if we cannot show you exactly how to execute a plan within your current operational reality, we will not propose it.
  • We understand the specific economic pulse of the GCC, building strategies that work here rather than relying on a generic global playbook.

Who We Serve

Kenekt works with owner-managed businesses, family offices, PE-backed companies, and regional conglomerates across the UAE and GCC. Our clients are typically navigating a transaction, a regulatory shift, or a growth inflection point. They need an advisor who will give them the truth, not one who validates a decision already made.

Whether you are a founder preparing for your first institutional round, an acquirer conducting buy-side due diligence, or a CFO wrestling with an IFRS transition, Kenekt provides the analytical rigour and commercial judgment your situation demands.

Our Advisors

Alan Peter Rajan

Alan Peter Rajan

Senior Manager, Transaction Advisory

MSc Financial Management, University of Manchester | MBA, Curtin University

Abhijeet Sharma

Abhijeet Sharma

Senior Advisor, Risk Advisory Services

Chartered Accountant (ICAI) | 18 years: EY, KPMG, Grant Thornton, Mazars, MBG Corporate Services

Jithin Mathan

Jithin Mathan

Senior Advisor, Marketing Strategy

MBA SP Jain School of Global Management | 18 years: Sony MEA, Samsung Electronics, Jumbo Electronics

Frequently Asked Questions

Kenekt is headquartered at Meydan Grandstand, Dubai, UAE. We serve clients across all seven UAE emirates and work actively with businesses in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait. For cross-border transactions with a GCC nexus involving European or Asian counterparties, we leverage our partner network.

No. Kenekt is an independent advisory firm. That independence is our structural advantage: we have no audit conflicts, no conflicted vendor relationships, and no obligation to protect a retainer from a seller we are also advising. Our team brings Big 4 and investment banking methodology without the institutional constraints.

We primarily work with businesses generating between AED 5 million and AED 500 million in annual revenue — high-growth SMEs, family-owned businesses, PE-backed companies, and subsidiaries of regional groups. For valuation and due diligence mandates, we have worked on transactions from AED 10 million to over AED 400 million.

Both. Some clients engage us for a discrete project — a valuation report, a due diligence sprint, a tax compliance review. Others retain us on an ongoing basis for fractional CFO services, quarterly risk reviews, or embedded advisory support.