• Deals & M&A
• Investments
• Transaction Advisory
• Corporate Finance

• Financing
• Due Diligence
• Tax Consulting
• Compliance

• Internal Audit
• Systems Audit
• Risk Management
• Corporate Governance

• Project Finance
• Project Management

His sector experience includes:

• Industrial & Manufacturing Plants
• Technology
• Data Centres

• Cryptocurrency Mining
• Independent Power & Energy
• Healthcare

• Construction & Real Estate
• Education
• Professional Services

Musa Shaikh is a multidisciplinary finance professional, senior executive and practitioner with extensive international experience across investment, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, audit, governance, risk and strategic advisory. Having served for many years in CEO and CFO roles, he combines executive leadership with hands-on professional practice and experience of high-value, blue-chip and complex projects across the UK, Middle East and international markets.

Educated in finance at Harvard University and in law at King’s College London, Musa combines strong academic foundations with internationally recognised professional qualifications. He is a Fellow of CIMA and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), and Project Management Professional (PMP).

Throughout his career, Musa has developed and managed multidisciplinary professional practice across corporate finance, investment and deals, financial advisory, compliance, internal and systems audit, taxation, financing, governance, risk, project management and business consultancy. His executive and advisory experience extends across technology, data centres, healthcare, construction, industrial developments and professional services.

His combination of CEO and CFO leadership and professional practice gives him a distinctive perspective: understanding organisations both from the boardroom and from the technical, financial and operational levels at which decisions are implemented.

Alongside professional practice, Musa is actively involved in research, education and professional training. His work brings together finance, investment, law, governance, compliance and audit, providing an internationally informed and commercially focused approach to complex transactions, major projects, organisational performance and sustainable value creation.

Shaikh is a globally renowned investment and financial strategist and advisor and actively seeking strategic investments across diverse industries. With over decades of experience in corporate finance, policy-making, and regulatory compliance, Shaikh has become a trusted advisor to Royal Families in the Middle East and other elite clients, helping shape long-term investment strategies and ensuring compliance with complex regulatory frameworks.

Recognized for his contributions to business and finance, Shaikh has been awarded by AmCham Abu Dhabi and is highly connected with government officials, diplomats, and the global business community. His extensive network and influence in international finance have made him a key player in high-profile investment opportunities.

A Certified Public Accountant and Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK, Shaikh holds multiple prestigious qualifications, including CGMA from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), and Fellow Member of Securities and Investments from CISI, UK. His legal and financial expertise, coupled with degrees such as a Master of Laws from King’s College London, positions him uniquely to offer comprehensive investment advisory services.

He focuses on identifying lucrative investment opportunities, advising on mergers and acquisitions, and structuring investment portfolios for long-term growth. His expertise spans tax advisory, ESG standards, risk management, and corporate governance, making him a leading force in the financial industry.

Musa’s professional practice includes tax consulting and the consideration of taxation within corporate transactions, investments, financing structures and business operations. His CPA, CIMA and CGMA background provides the accounting and financial foundation for this work, while his Master in Law from King’s College London adds an important legal dimension when considering taxation within wider corporate and commercial structures. His approach is to consider tax alongside the underlying commercial objective rather than treating taxation as an isolated exercise, particularly for transactions, corporate structures, investments, financing and cross-border activities.

Compliance and regulatory advisory constitute an important component of Musa’s professional practice. His work includes compliance frameworks, governance systems, internal controls, policies, procedures, risk assessment and regulatory reviews. His qualifications as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), together with his legal education at King’s College London, provide complementary perspectives across regulatory compliance, governance, internal control and technology risk. He works to translate regulatory requirements into practical organisational frameworks that management can implement, monitor and continuously improve.

Musa is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) through the Institute of Internal Auditors, USA, providing a direct professional foundation for his internal audit practice. His work includes risk-based internal auditing, internal control assessment, governance reviews, process evaluation, financial controls and management assurance. His additional CPA, CIMA and CISA qualifications allow internal audit assignments to incorporate financial, management accounting and technology-control perspectives rather than being limited to conventional process auditing.

Musa has experience across industrial and manufacturing projects, including industrial plants and production facilities, applying his expertise to project feasibility, investment assessment, capital expenditure, financing, financial modelling, implementation and controls. His PMP qualification supports the project-management dimension, while his CIMA, CGMA and CPA credentials provide the financial and commercial foundation for assessing capital-intensive industrial projects. This combination enables industrial projects to be considered from investment, financing, implementation, cost-control, governance and operational-performance perspectives.

Musa’s sector experience includes technology, data centres and digital infrastructure projects, where he applies financial, investment, project-management and systems-audit expertise. His CISA qualification is particularly relevant to technology environments, while his PMP, CIMA, CGMA and CPA credentials support the project, investment and financial dimensions. His work considers factors including capital expenditure, financing, infrastructure requirements, operating costs, energy requirements, technology risk, systems controls, governance and investment returns.

His technology-sector exposure also extends to cryptocurrency mining and computing-intensive infrastructure projects. These projects require multidisciplinary assessment because their economics can depend upon technology infrastructure, computing capacity, energy consumption and pricing, capital expenditure, operating costs, regulatory considerations and asset utilisation. Musa brings together his CISA systems expertise, PMP project-management qualification and CIMA/CPA financial background to evaluate such projects primarily from their investment, commercial, financial, control and governance perspectives.

Musa is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) through ISACA, supporting his expertise in systems audit, technology controls, information risk and technology-dependent business processes. His work examines how technology, data, people, processes and financial controls interact within an organisation and whether appropriate controls exist to protect information, maintain accountability and support reliable business operations. The combination of CISA, CIA, CPA and CIMA is particularly relevant where financial systems, technology infrastructure and organisational controls intersect.

Risk and governance run across Musa’s professional work in investments, transactions, finance, audit and projects. His CIA, CISA, CIMA, CGMA and CPA credentials, complemented by his Master in Law from King’s College London, provide multidisciplinary grounding across financial controls, governance, regulatory risk, technology risk and management accountability. His work focuses on establishing frameworks that support transparency, accountability, effective oversight, regulatory compliance, stakeholder confidence and protection of shareholder interests.

Musa combines financial expertise with formal project-management credentials as a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute, USA. His project work encompasses feasibility, financial modelling, capital requirements, project financing, commercial assessment, implementation planning, risk management, project controls, governance and performance monitoring. His PMP, together with CIMA, CGMA and CPA, enables him to connect project delivery with financial discipline, investment economics and corporate accountability.

Musa’s investment expertise includes investment analysis, investment management, portfolio strategy, fund management, financial modelling, opportunity assessment, investment appraisal and risk evaluation. His investment expertise is supported particularly by his status as a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), UK, complemented by his CIMA, CGMA and CPA credentials and advanced studies in finance at Harvard University. This combination of investment and financial expertise allows him to examine opportunities from both an investor’s and an operator’s perspective, considering expected returns alongside capital structure, cash flows, financial sustainability, governance, taxation and risk.

Musa advises businesses and projects on corporate finance, financing strategy, capital structures, funding requirements, financial modelling, investment appraisal and project financing. His professional foundation as a Fellow of CIMA, CGMA and CPA, together with postgraduate education in business and finance, supports a technically grounded approach to financing decisions. His work considers the relationship between debt, equity, cash flow, taxation, ownership, investment returns, risk and shareholder value, particularly in acquisitions, business expansion and capital-intensive projects.

Musa undertakes multidisciplinary financial, commercial, compliance, systems and risk-focused due diligence in connection with investments, acquisitions and projects. His qualifications as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), CPA and CIMA Fellow, combined with his legal education from King’s College London, provide a particularly relevant technical foundation for due diligence assignments. This enables him to examine not only financial statements but also internal controls, systems, governance, regulatory compliance, business processes, financial assumptions and material operational risks that may affect a transaction.