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Business Turnaround Consultants Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, GCC, and EMEA
Proven and actionable roadmaps to navigate difficult times and achieve sustainable profitability
Turnaround Advisory
Reclaim Control. Restore Value. Reignite Growth.
At Platform01 Consulting, we specialize in high-stakes turnaround advisory for businesses facing financial distress, operational breakdowns, or strategic misalignment.
We work closely with boards, CEOs, investors, and lenders to rapidly stabilize the business, protect stakeholder value, and implement decisive strategies for recovery and renewal.
Our approach goes beyond traditional restructuring—we bring a practitioner mindset, combining real-world leadership experience with strategic advisory depth to help companies transform under pressure and emerge stronger.
Reclaim Control. Restore Value. Reignite Growth.
At Platform01 Consulting, we specialize in high-stakes turnaround advisory for businesses facing financial distress, operational breakdowns, or strategic misalignment. We work closely with boards, CEOs, investors, and lenders to rapidly stabilize the business, protect stakeholder value, and implement decisive strategies for recovery and renewal.
Our approach goes beyond traditional restructuring—we bring a practitioner mindset, combining real-world leadership experience with strategic advisory depth to help companies transform under pressure and emerge stronger.
Mustafa Nadeem, CFA
Managing Director
Consulting
A Note from Our Managing Director, Consulting
“Turnarounds demand more than models and presentations—they require decisive action, credible leadership, and the courage to make hard calls. At Platform01, our team brings all three. We don’t just consult—we roll up our sleeves and lead from the front. Having advised and led turnaround programs in the region and globally, we understand the nuances of the GCC market, its capital structures, and stakeholder environments.
Whether the challenge is financial distress, strategic failure, or operational breakdown, we bring clarity under pressure and execution that delivers. That’s the Platform01 difference.”
Consulting Team – Consultants and Industry Practitioners
Saad Jilani
Subject Matter Expert
Energy & Industrials
Shwetabh Sameer, CFA
Subject Matter Expert
Technology & Venture Capital
Mohammad Ovais, CFA
Subject Matter Expert
Infrastructure, Healthcare & logistics
Shafi Akhund, FMVA
Senior Consultant
Real Estate
Ali Shah Khawaja
Manager
Credentials in Turnaround and Business Planning
Value creation strategy on 9 portfolio companies of a Private Capital Investor
Transaction consulting for an oncology project with multiple greenfield and brownfield clinics
Transaction consulting for an electric automobile manufacturing company
Transaction consulting for a consumer technology business to raise growth capital
Transaction consulting for a consumer products business to raise growth capital
Transaction consulting for a business operating in logistics industry in the GCC region
Strategy consulting to restructure a contracting company with multibillion-dollars in assets
Strategic & transaction consulting for an ed-tech business to raise growth capital
Sell side M&A advisory for a software consultancy and implementation company
Preparation of FRP based on multiple scenarios for a corporation with assets valued +$3 Bn
M&A consulting for a pharmaceutical products trading and distribution business
Investor due diligence, business valuation, and deal advisory on 4 deals for a PE & VC fund
Growth strategy for logistics business in transportation, supply chain & storage sectors
Financial modelling and analysis for a Crypto Business operating in Two Countries (Europe and GCC)
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What We Do
We partner with clients across critical stages of distress and recovery to deliver outcomes that preserve value and rebuild credibility.
Rapid Business Assessment
We quickly identify the core issues—cash pressures, cost imbalances, structural inefficiencies, or declining demand. Our diagnostic approach combines data-driven insights with real-world business judgment.
Cash Flow & Liquidity Management
We take immediate action to stabilize short-term liquidity, optimize working capital, and create breathing room. Our team builds 13-week cash flow forecasts, identifies funding options, and negotiates with creditors where needed.
Turnaround Strategy & Execution
Once stability is achieved, we co-develop a realistic, executable turnaround plan. This includes rightsizing operations, rethinking the business model, realigning leadership, and restoring growth levers.
Stakeholder Management
We manage complex dynamics between owners, banks, employees, and regulators with transparency and resolve—preserving trust while delivering hard decisions.
Interim Leadership Support
Where needed, we step in with interim C-level support or hands-on program management to ensure momentum and accountability throughout the turnaround phase.
Why Platform01 Consulting?
Deep Practitioner Experience
Our team includes former business leaders who’ve led businesses through real turnarounds—not just advised on them. We understand the urgency, complexity, and emotional weight of business distress.
Strategy Meets Execution
We bridge boardroom strategy with operational execution. Our work is not just a plan—it’s a path to performance that we help drive from inside the business.
Bespoke Solutions
No two crises are the same. We reject off-the-shelf fixes. Every recommendation is customized, aligned with shareholder priorities and market realities.
Trusted by Business Leaders
Our turnaround work spans family-owned businesses, PE-backed portfolio companies, and listed entities—across sectors including retail, industrials, healthcare, and logistics.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Platform01 Consulting provides turnaround and business restructuring services across the UAE and KSA. We work extensively in cities such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Jeddah, supporting clients through complex financial and operational challenges.
Our blend of regional expertise, hands-on leadership, and tailored execution makes us a trusted partner for turnarounds in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. We’ve advised on some of the most complex situations in the region, combining strategy and execution with deep stakeholder alignment.
We support family-owned businesses, mid-market firms, and corporates in sectors such as industrial, real estate, retail, F&B, construction, logistics, healthcare, and real estate across Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah, Dammam, Sharjah, and the Northern Emirates.
Yes. We have on-the-ground presence in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia access to senior consultants in Riyadh, Dubai, Jeddah, and the Eastern Province. We understand the unique business environment and legal frameworks that shape turnarounds in KSA.
Turnaround advisory is broader—it includes operational, strategic, and leadership transformation. Financial restructuring is typically a subset, focused on resolving balance sheet stress, renegotiating debt, and restoring liquidity. We offer consulting services for business turnarounds in both situations, with an integrated approach.
Our team is built for urgent response. We can deploy senior advisors within weeks to businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Jeddah—especially in time-sensitive or high-pressure environments.
A turnaround plan includes: liquidity and cash flow management, cost and operational restructuring, management realignment, business model shifts, and performance milestones. It’s tailored to the specifics of each business and sector.
Yes. We offer interim C-suite leadership including Chief Strategy Officers (CSOs) for distressed businesses in the UAE and KSA. This ensures accountability and hands-on execution throughout the turnaround phase.
With discretion, diplomacy, and a clear value restoration plan. We have experience managing complex family dynamics, investor expectations, and board-level conflicts in both family-run and institutional businesses across UAE and KSA.
Our team has worked across wide range of sectors including but not limited to industrial, energy, retail, healthcare, logistics, F&B, industrials, real estate, construction, and education — with operational and financial turnarounds tailored to regional market dynamics.
Yes. We support fast-scaling startups that face cash burn, operational inefficiencies, or founder misalignment. Our agile turnaround strategies are designed for dynamic, venture-backed environments.
Yes. We collaborate with legal, tax and financial advisors, restructuring experts and trustees to provide management consulting services to clients in both out-of-court and formal restructuring processes under Saudi Bankruptcy Law, including preventive settlement and financial reorganization procedures.
Because we bring deep practitioner insight, boardroom trust, and execution credibility. Our team’s ability to lead both strategy and hands-on implementation sets us apart from conventional consulting firms in the region.
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