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SandRoc is a global consultancy group providing expert advice on Morocco’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Public Private Partnership (PPP) opportunities.

We work closely with governmental policymakers in the development and promotion of best industrial investments propositions catering for strategic growth seekers across various industries.

Our prolific client base includes institutional investors, private offices, multinationals and sovereign wealth funds.

Morocco offers a diversified FDI portfolio with a consolidated presence of large multinationals in manufacturing industries including automotive, aerospace and textiles. Businesses greatly benefit from the attractive incentives the Kingdom has to offer to FDI investors. Some of USPs, to name a few, include liberal trade agreements with the EU, the UK and the US; fully developed road, rail, sea and air infrastructure; a young skilled workforce; generous tailored incentive packages for potential investors such as tax breaks, profit repatriation and much more.

Morocco’s competitive advantage is unparalleled, and SandRoc is uniquely positioned bridging international investors to the lucrative opportunities within the Kingdom.

SERVICES

Achieving your Investment Objectives Through Our Specialized Services

FDI Opportunities

Industry Intelligence

Data Analytics

Market Research

Deal Brokerage

Transaction Advisory

Investment Due Diligence

PPP Structuring

Feasibility Studies

Capital Structuring

Digitalisation

Data Hygiene

Data Centre Study and Design

Training

Compliance and Governance

VALUES

Our Core Values Are

01. DILIGENT

We check all the facts, pay attention to detail and verify every source of information in order to eradicate assumptions and guesses.

02. DATA DRIVEN

In order to be diligent we form every decision after checking the veracity and validity of all varieties and volume of data.

03. CREATING VALUE PROPOSITION

We believe that success and sustainability are only achieved through creating 360 degree value proposition that benefits all stakeholders.

04. TRANSPARENT

We believe in business transparency is scarce but is an essential ingredient to build and grow long term mutually beneficially relations.

05. INNOVATIVE

We believe that innovation is the only way to remain successful, and therefore we are constantly learning and evolving in order to stay ahead of the curve.

WHO WE ARE

Our teams have concluded trade deals exceeding $50 billion and our client’s AUM surpass $3 trillion.

SandRoc is a partner and operator in varying capacities of several specialist firms across five continents in providing bespoke services to some of the largest institutional investors, family offices and public and private sector organisations. Our offering is in Investment Due Diligence, Data Management and Analytics, Capital Structuring, Public Private Partnership, Transaction Advisory, Strategic Alliance and FDI.

Rabat

London

Dubai

Hong Kong

INDUSTRIES WE COVER

Currently, SandRoc is working with Central and Regional Governments on Investment Opportunities in the following Industry Sectors

Aerospace

Automotive

Logistics

Textiles

Outsourcing

Construction Materials

FinTech

Pharmaceutical

OUR PEOPLE

Moulay Hassan Alaoui

CEO & Chairman

Moulay Hassan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with major in Entrepreneurship and a Master of International Business.

Initially being trained in the City of London’s financial hub, Moulay Hassan founded SandRoc Group in 2021 and within a short span of time launched Cybersecurity, Investment Due Diligence, Data Management, FDI Marketing and Training businesses.

Rehan Qazi (FCMA CGMA)

CFO and Personal Advisor

Rehan Qazi is a fellow of Chartered institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) holding triple designations of FCMA, CGMA and UAECA.

Rehan is Ex-CEO of RAK International Airport, Dana Executive Jets and Executive Director of Department of Civil Aviation. In addition, he has held various NED and advisory positions across the UK and MENA regions in public and private sectors. He has also worked for leading multinationals such as IBM, HP, DHL and Swissport to name a few.

Rehan is one of the founding members of SandRoc and personal advisor to His Highness since 2020.

In 2013 Rehan was recognised as 50 most influential expats in the Gulf region and has made numerous appearances in trade journals and national and international press including The Times and OBG.

Mark Mottershead

COO/CTO

Mark Mottershead is a seasoned technologist with more than 40 years under his belt. He has developed technology businesses that are multinationals today.

Mark is a co-founder of DataProtech Group and also holds number of CTO, COO and DPO positions between the UK, US and MENA.

Mark’s knowledge in cybersecurity and data GRC is unparalleled and has authored numerous whitepapers. He has also received various accolades over the years and is very active as Orange Dot on LinkedIn sharing his tech insights.

Yassine Bekkouri (Bekkouri Associates)

Legal Counsel

Yassine Bekkouri is a dual-qualified multi-lingual attorney (Rabat – Morocco, New York – USA). Trained in both civil and common law with experience in advising and representing international clients and private office in the energy, mining, manufacturing, real estate, M&A, insurance and financing.

Board of Directors

(Executive)

Moulay Hassan Alaoui

Chairman of the Board

Rehan Qazi (FCMA CGMA)

Board Secretary & Director

Mark Mottershead

Director

Advisory Board

(Non-Executive)

Suleman Baig

Suleman Baig – IBD, Goldman Sachs International. Having amassed more than 20 years on investment banking experience with Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan, Suleman has structured more than $30bn of transactions across four continents and was Lead Banker of Structured Finance Deal of the Year, Latin Finance 2012. Author of The Mechanics of Securitization, he is also a lecturer on the BTRM Faculty. He currently serves as CEO at Quadrin Group and holds a number of NED positions.

Rafiq Chohan

Rafiq Chohan, ex-Head of Economic Development and Equality for Slough Borough Council. He is an economic development expert with more than 40 years of hands-on business advisory, policy development, growth strategy, and complex investment negotiations experience. Rafiq achieved Green Flag status recognition for skills development in South East England which included securing multimillion GBP external funding, partnerships, helped negotiate and agree SEGRO £600 million masterplan, responsible for economic development, voluntary sector grants, equality and cohesion.

Rafiq also helped develop one of the best strategic Business Community Partnerships in the UK and secured funding from central and regional government, lotteries boards and European Union for social, economic and environmental priorities. Including Creative Enterprise Hub.

Bhoopal Ramaswamy

Bhoopal Ramaswamy is a Chartered Account of ICAI having worked in global organisations across various industries and sectors – FMCG, Manufacturing, Retailing, Leisure & Hospitality, Real Estate, Telecommunication, and Contracting, EPC overseeing financial accounting, control and performance & planning, internal audit, risk management, treasury, procurement & transformation. His career includes experience across South Asia, North Africa, and MENA/GCC with strong business network.

Bhoopal specialises in Finance Business Partnering on meeting financial goals, strategic financial planning, debt and capital market operations, mobilizing funds for new growth opportunities, turnaround of corporate finance function to adapt to dynamics of the market, streamlining of financial processes and controls, working capital management and multi-jurisdiction tax planning.

Raza Hussain

Raza Hussain is a highly experienced C-level business strategist and results focused professional with specialized experience in the aviation, logistics, economic zones and defence sector in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Expertise in leading operations, business and marketing plans, project delivery, legal aspects of business, and directing professional teams to achieve goals and objectives.

Raza is experienced in negotiating sensitive and complex issues with foreign governments and senior executives across the globe. Successfully tendered and won US Defence contracts and UN World Food Program to name a few. Innate ability to extract loyalty and performance whilst striving for excellence and efficiency; built highly dynamic Sales and Business Development teams who deliver results through effective communication.

A solid network of contacts from seasoned business influencers, decision makers, heads of government and high net worth individuals across the globe.

Faizan Mustafa

Faizan Mustafa graduated from Southern Illinois University-USA and holds Bachelor’s in Engineering and MBA in Management Information Systems. A seasoned Information Technology Management professional, passionate about maintaining and driving business success through the best use of Digital Technology. With over 20 years of demonstrated experience of digitally transforming organizations through the best use of Social, Mobile, Big Data, Cloud and IOT, Faizan has a well-earned perspective on what works.

While working for Toyota Indus Motors, he was chosen as the leader responsible for implementing SAP S/4 HANA with cutting edge Analytics – effort that won ‘SAP Innovation Award’ for the year 2019. Faizan was also featured in 2016 SIUE School of Business Magazine. Some of his other notable achievements include leading large scale social mobilization and technology innovation projects with World Bank, DFID and Asian Development Bank. More recently, Faizan is involved in design, development and rollout of a pioneering cloud billing platform with Azure, GCP and AWS aimed at providing flexible billing options to the industry.

OUR PARTNERS

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Business Hours

Mon – Fri …… 10 am – 8 pm
Sat, Sun …… Closed

Phone

+44 (0)208 050 3949

Email

Info@sandroc.co.uk