Roland Berger Appoints Maxime de Sahb as Partner to Strengthens Private Equity & Transaction Support in the Middle East

Dubai – Roland Berger announces the appointment of Maxime de Sahb as Partner in the consultancy’s Transaction and Investor Services practice. The appointment not only further strengthens the firm’s Private Equity & Transaction Support capabilities across the Middle East, but also the continued maturity and resilience of the GCC investment ecosystem.

 Holding a Master in Management from ESSEC Business School in France, de Sahb brings more than 15 years of consulting and industry experience across Europe and the Gulf region. His experience has been expansive across markets and themes, advising sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, family investment groups, and local and international private equity investors across the full investment lifecycle, including commercial due diligence, investment strategy, market entry, and post-acquisition value creation.    

 Commenting on his appointment, Maxime de Sahb, Partner, Roland Berger, said: “The GCC has rapidly evolved into one of the world’s most dynamic investment markets, driven by the growing sophistication of sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, private equity investors, and family investment groups. I am excited to join Roland Berger at a time when demand for high-quality investment support and value creation expertise continues to accelerate across the region.”

Before joining Roland Berger, de Sahb spent more than a decade in strategy consulting and industry roles. He began his career at a leading global software company, where he helped build the Financial Services and Business Services practice. He then joined a global strategy consultancy house in Paris, before relocating to the Middle East in 2021, where he has played a valuable role in building and expanding the firm’s Private Equity practice in the region, a sector that has seen exponential growth in recent years.

 de Sahb’s appointment reinforces Roland Berger’s continued investment in the region and underscores its commitment to supporting investors with high-quality transaction support and value creation expertise.