About
Omar Alireza is Vice President of Private Credit at Merak Capital, where he works on deal execution, investment strategy, and portfolio management. He previously led investment strategy and deal execution at Ejada Capital in Riyadh and advised on funds at Alteia Fund Management, contributing to private credit and structured finance projects. He holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the University of Exeter, a Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP University, and an LPC with an MSc in Law, Business and Management from the University of Law, and is an FCCA.
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- Merak CapitalPrincipal (Credit)current2026 — presentRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Merak CapitalVice President (Private Credit)2024 — 2026Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Alteia Capital (Formerly Ejada Capital)Head of Arranging2023 — 2024Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Alteia Capital (Formerly Ejada Capital)Head of Asset Management2021 — 2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Alteia GroupFund Advisor2018 — 2024South Africa, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain
- JISRManager2018 — 2021Bahrain
- Ibdar Bank BSC(c)Officer Asset Management2017 — 2018Bahrain
- EYSenior Associate2017Bahrain
- International Investment Bank B.S.C. (c)Analyst2016 — 2017Bahrain
Skills & more
Adobe AcrobatMicrosoft Office3Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft Word3Microsoft Excel4Microsoft PowerPoint1PowerPoint3Microsoft Power BICapital AllocationForeign InvestmentFinancial Analysis1Regulatory Requirements
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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)Investment AnalysisFinancial TransactionsTransaction AdvisoryPrivate EquityMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Due DiligenceCorporate FinanceBusiness InsightsBuilding ModelsSolution-orientedLanguages Arabic · English · Mandarin Chinese
- Accessibility Specialist — Wix
- Corporate Finance Technical Foundations (CME-5) — The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)
- International Certificate in Wealth and Investment Management (CME-4) — The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)
- General Securities Qualification Examination (CME-1) — Capital Market Authority
- Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant — ACCA
- Programming for Everybody (Python) — Coursera Course Certificates
- Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects — Coursera Course Certificates
- An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1) — Coursera Course Certificates
From Omar's professional profile.
Colleagues at Merak Capital
Abdlaziz Alsaid
Principal, Private Equity at Merak Capital
Abdulelah Alshareef
Principal, Venture Capital at Merak Capital
Abdullah Altamami
Founder and CEO at Merak Capital
Abdulrahman Althaydi
Vice President, Capital Formation at Merak Capital
Abdulrahman Bin Mutrib
Partner and Chairman of the Board at Merak Capital
Ahmed Al Salmi
Senior Associate at Merak Capital
Akram Hashem
Director, Communications at Merak Capital
Albaraa Bassuny
Director, People and Culture at Merak Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Omar Alireza?
- Omar Alireza is Vice President of Private Credit at Merak Capital, where he works on deal execution, investment strategy, and portfolio management. He previously led investment strategy and deal execution at Ejada Capital in Riyadh and advised on funds at Alteia Fund Management, contributing to private credit and structured finance projects. He holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the University of Exeter, a Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP University, and an LPC with an MSc in Law, Business and Management from the University of Law, and is an FCCA.
- Where does Omar Alireza work?
- Omar Alireza is Vice President, Private Credit at Merak Capital.
- What does Omar Alireza invest in?
- Omar Alireza invests in Fintech.
- Where did Omar Alireza go to school?
- Omar Alireza studied at The University of Law (LPC with MSc, Law); BPP Law School (Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)); University of Exeter (Bachelor's Degree, Accounting and Finance).
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Also attended BPP Law School47
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Shared employers
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Abdullah AltamamiFounder and CEO at Merak CapitalOthman AlhokailFounder and Managing Partner at Merak CapitalAbdlaziz AlsaidPrincipal, Private Equity at Merak CapitalVignesh ShankerPrincipal, Real Assets at Merak CapitalAbdulrahman AlthaydiVice President, Capital Formation at Merak CapitalRema AlyahyaVice President, Venture Capital at Merak Capital
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