Independent advice. No conflicts. Senior execution on every mandate — from origination to close. Built on a decade of coverage at Goldman Sachs and strategic advisory from McKinsey.
Whitestones Partners is an independent merchant bank founded by former senior bankers from Goldman Sachs and strategy consultants from McKinsey & Company. We combine deep capital markets execution with the structured strategic thinking that defines how the best institutions make decisions.
We operate at the intersection of Gulf sovereign and institutional capital and the frontier markets of North Africa and Europe. Our model is deliberately concentrated. Few mandates. Senior execution on every transaction. No conflict between proprietary activity and client advice — our only asset is our judgment.
With offices in Dubai, London, and Rabat, we bring an irreplaceable knowledge of the MENA–Europe corridor, built across more than two decades of cross-border transactions and strategic engagements. We do not scale through volume. We grow through trust.
Sell-side and buy-side mandates across MENA, Europe, and Africa. Senior-led from origination to close. Institutional rigour in markets where most advisors bring only relationships.
Debt structuring and syndication, private placements, bond issuances, and Sharia-compliant instruments. Financing solutions matched to the complexity of frontier markets.
Built on a decade of senior coverage at Goldman Sachs. Direct access to Gulf capital allocators. We do not intermediate — we advise at the decision-making level.
Sourcing and evaluating cross-border opportunities for sovereign wealth funds and family offices, with particular focus on the MENA–Europe corridor.
McKinsey-grade advisory for boards and executive teams. Market entry, operating model design, commercial due diligence, and post-acquisition integration.
Capital raising, strategic positioning, and M&A for payments, lending, and digital infrastructure businesses across the GCC, North Africa, and Europe.
We engage on a highly selective basis. If you are considering a transaction or seeking strategic counsel, we welcome a confidential conversation.