Aontas Advisory
AboutServicesSectorsCase StudiesInsightsContactBook a call
— Service · Hafiz Fawad Ismail · Brian O'Halloran

Fractional
Executive Services

Senior CFO, COO, and CEO leadership embedded into your business at the cadence you need — board-grade decision-making, without the overhead of a full-time hire.

— Scope

What an engagement covers.

  • Fractional CFO — financial reporting, FP&A, fundraising prep, M&A advisory
  • Fractional COO and CEO leadership for owner-managed businesses
  • Investor-ready financial modelling and due-diligence packs
  • Bank facility restructuring and debt management
  • Sale-readiness and acquisition pricing
— Outcomes

What clients walk away with.

01

Sale-readiness in a quarter

Books, model, and narrative cleaned up to the standard a tier-one acquirer expects to see — in 90 days, not 9 months.

02

Decision-grade reporting

Multi-entity consolidations and KPI dashboards designed for boards, banks, and buyers — not bookkeeping.

03

Negotiation cover

A senior finance counterpart in the room when you're across the table from banks, investors, or acquirers.

— Partner

Led by name.

— Dammam

Hafiz Fawad Ismail

Fractional CFO

Hafiz is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience across financial planning and analysis, M&A advisory, deal structuring, and corporate turnaround. Based in Dammam, he has worked closely with business owners and investors across the GCC on complex transactions — from audited due diligence and debt restructuring to acquisition pricing and post-deal value creation. He has advised on multi-entity consolidated businesses, worked with regional banking institutions on facility restructuring, and built investor-ready financial models for owner-managed businesses preparing for transactions, restructuring, or their next stage of growth.

— Riyadh / Bahrain / Dublin

Brian O'Halloran · MSc, MCIPS

Managing Director

Brian is the Owner and Managing Director of Aontas Advisory. An executive leader and independent advisor with over thirty years of international experience, based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with deep regional expertise across the Gulf. His track record includes a €23m Letter of Intent on a Turkish project, more than SAR 25m in new oilfield-chemicals revenue inside a single year, and named engagements with Saudi Aramco and SABIC. Featured in The Energy Year Saudi Arabia 2023; speaker and panelist at Kingdom Manufacturing 4.0 in 2024.

— Engagements

Where this practice has delivered.

All case studies
— Industrial

Family-Owned Industrial Group Prepares for Generational Transition

— Insights

Notes from the field.

All insights
— Engage

Start a conversation.

Book a call All services