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Khaled AshourManaging Director

Khaled is a Managing Director at Foros where he advises clients on strategic alternatives and M&A transactions.

Khaled’s recent transaction experience includes advising Blackbaud on its response to an unsolicited takeover proposal from 18% owner, Clearlake Capital; HP on its $3.3 billion acquisition of Poly; Volt on its sale to ACS; SEACOR on its $1 billion Take-Private Transaction with AIP; Acreage Holdings on its amended plan of arrangement with Canopy Growth; Diplomat on its $0.9bn sale to OptumRx; Kodak on its issuance of $200 million of convertible preferred stock to Southeastern Asset Management; IFS on its acquisitions of WorkWave and Astea; MDC on its sale to Shore View Industries; Intersil on its $3.2 billion sale to Renesas; Analog Devices on its $14.8 billion acquisition of Linear Technology and its $2.5 billion acquisition of Hittite; Lenovo on its $2.9 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google and its $2.3 billion acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business; Verizon on its $10.5 billion divestiture of wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas; Carpathia on its sale to QTS; WideOpenWest on the sale of 50% interest to Crestview; and ST Telemedia (Level 3’s largest shareholder) on Level 3’s $7.3 billion acquisition of TW Telecom.

Prior to joining Foros, Khaled was a senior M&A banker at Credit Suisse covering the technology sector. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2004, Khaled was a consultant at McKinsey & Company where he advised clients across sectors on strategic matters.

Khaled earned a B.A. (with highest honors) in Economics from The American University in Cairo and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

  • Khaled is a Managing Director at Foros where he advises clients on strategic alternatives and M&A transactions.

Select Deal Experience

  • Advised Blackbaud on its response to an unsolicited takeover proposal from 18% owner, Clearlake Capital
  • Advised HP on its $3.3 billion acquisition of Poly
  • Advised Volt on its sale to ACS
  • Advised SEACOR on its $1 billion Take-Private Transaction with AIP
  • Advised Acreage Holdings on its amended plan of arrangement with Canopy Growth
  • Advised Diplomat on its $0.9bn sale to OptumRx
  • Advised Kodak on its $200 million issuance of convertible preferred stock to Southeastern Asset Management
  • Advised IFS on its acquisitions of WorkWave and Astea
  • Advised MDC on its sale to ShoreView Industries
  • Advised Intersil on its $3.2 billion sale to Renesas
  • Advised Analog Devices on its $14.8 billion acquisition of Linear Technology and its $2.5 billion acquisition of Hittite
  • Advised Lenovo on its $2.9 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google and its $2.3 billion acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business
  • Advised Verizon on its $10.5 billion divestiture of wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas
  • Advised Carpathia on its sale to QTS
  • Advised WideOpenWest on the sale of 50% interest to Crestview
  • Advised ST Telemedia (Level 3’s largest shareholder) on Level 3’s $7.3 billion acquisition of TW Telecom

Prior Experience

  • Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, Credit Suisse
  • Analyst, McKinsey & Company

Education

  • B.A. (with highest honors), The American University in Cairo
  • M.B.A., Harvard Business School