BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NMS Capital Advisors, LLC (“NMS”), a leading global focused investment banking firm and the leading investment bank in the EB-5 investment industry, is pleased to announce the expansion of its global presence with the opening of a representative office in Dubai, UAE. In addition, Mr. Murray Watson, who is based in Chennai, India, and Mr. Graham Bell, who is based in Dubai, have joined NMS as Managing Directors.
Trevor M. Saliba, Chairman & CEO of NMS, said: “It’s a pleasure to add Murray and Graham to the NMS team. Both will provide support for NMS’ clients in regard to cross-border investment banking and financial advisory assignments and specifically providing local coverage and interface for the firm’s global private clients seeking investment opportunities through the United States EB-5 program. Mr. Bell will also lead the charge in investment banking advisory services, particularly in Saudi Arabia and Dubai. They are a key and strategic addition to both our cross-border investment banking team and our FINRA registered representatives who specialize in EB-5 immigration investment, further expanding what is already the largest FINRA registered EB-5 advisory team in the industry.”
Prior to joining NMS, Mr. Watson served as CEO of Avid International Limited, a consulting and marketing firm, CEO of QTEC Learning Limited, a training company, and CEO of International Student Recruitment Limited, a student placement company. Based in Chennai, India, and covering the surrounding Middle East region, Mr. Watson will focus on EB-5 focused investments for private clients, drawing upon his experience in global student placement, consulting, and marketing. Mr. Watson holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Economics from the University of Canterbury.
Based in Dubai, Mr. Bell has over 24 years of experience in the Consulting, Financial Services and Technology sectors in the United Kingdom, USA, Asia, Africa, and Europe, as well as 15 years of experience in the Middle East. His previous management positions include Sales Director at Hewlett Packard (HP); Lead principal at IBM Global Services; Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC); Senior Consultant at Ewbank Preece; Senior Consultant at InterMatrix; and Senior Economist at Lloyds Bank. His focus areas have been Business Strategy, Marketing Transportation Industry, Public Sector, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Enterprise Resource Planning and Customer Relationship Management. Mr. Bell will focus on EB-5 investments in addition to cross-border M&A and investment banking transactions. Mr. Bell holds a Bachelor in International Relations from the University of Sussex.
About NMS Capital Advisors, LLC
Founded in 2006, NMS Capital Advisors, LLC is a leading full service, global focused investment banking, securities and wealth management firm headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. We provide a full array of investment banking and advisory services including debt and equity capital raising for public and private companies, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border advisory, private equity and hedge fund advisory, valuations and fairness opinions, EB-5 capital advisory, securities brokerage and other strategic advisory services. Together with our affiliated registered investment advisory firm, NMS Capital Asset Management, Inc. we offer wealth management, alternative investments, insurance and asset management services. NMS Capital Advisors is registered broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and member of FINRA.
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