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Mubadala Advisory Solutions, Abu Dhabi
Mubadala Advisory Solutions gives business units on-demand access to financial analysis and advisory expertise, delivered by experienced practitioners and a growing bench of UAE National talent, enabled by AI.
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- Investment case and valuation support
- Portfolio performance deep-dives
- Peak-period analyst capacity
- Board and IC material preparation
- AI-enabled research and modelling
Insider context
Insider context
Flexible capacity
Flexible capacity
Practitioner-led
Practitioner-led
AI-enabled
AI-enabled
Who we are
A strategic organisation with a national purpose
Operating from Abu Dhabi, MAS combines disciplined delivery, strong governance and the strategic use of technology and AI to provide high-quality, consistent and measurable outcomes.
Beyond client delivery, MAS serves as a national capability platform, developing highly competitive UAE National financial talent and creating a recognised launchpad for careers across the financial sector.
For organisations
Advisory, analysis and on-demand capacity across units and platforms.
For the nation
A sustainable pipeline of highly competitive UAE National financial talent.
Our vision
To become the region’s trusted financial analysis services provider, developing highly competitive financial talent and strengthening the wider financial ecosystem.
Our mission
To support strategic financial initiatives through rigorous analysis and structured project delivery, generating repeat demand and anchor partnerships while developing talent into competitive professionals.
Our purpose
To strengthen the region’s financial ecosystem by delivering trusted financial analysis, enabling strategic initiatives, and building a sustainable pipeline of highly competitive UAE National financial talent.
Our values
What guides our work
Six values shape how we deliver for clients and how we develop our people.
Excellence
We pursue the highest standards of analytical quality, professionalism, and delivery in everything we do.
Integrity
We act with transparency, accountability, and sound judgment, building trust through every engagement.
Impact
We focus on creating meaningful, measurable value for our clients, our people, and the wider financial ecosystem.
Growth
We continuously develop our capabilities, embrace learning, and empower talent to grow into highly competitive financial professionals.
Collaboration
We work as one team and build strong partnerships, combining diverse perspectives to deliver better outcomes.
Innovation
We embrace technology, data, and AI to improve how financial analysis is delivered and create smarter, more efficient solutions.
Capabilities
Advisory services, delivered from within
Select a capability to see how MAS supports business units and platforms across the ecosystem, and what you can expect to receive.
Support for decisions that matter
We support leadership teams on strategic questions with structured problem-solving, financial rigour and clear recommendations, so decisions are made with confidence and on time.
Typical deliverables
- Strategic options assessment
- Business plan and budget review
- Investment committee and board papers
- Executive-ready recommendations
Analysis you can rely on
Repeatable, high-quality investment and financial analysis that follows consistent standards and is reviewed by experienced practitioners.
Typical deliverables
- Financial models and valuations
- Market and peer benchmarking
- Portfolio performance reviews
- Scenario and sensitivity analysis
The right capability, when you need it
Flexible, project-based capacity that plugs into your team for a defined scope or period, without long hiring cycles or heavy reliance on external consultants.
Typical deliverables
- Embedded analysts for peak periods
- Project teams for defined scopes
- Secondment-style support
- Quick-turn analytical sprints
AI-enabled ways of working
We apply AI and automation to research, data preparation and modelling, which frees our people to spend more time on insight and judgement.
Typical deliverables
- AI-assisted research synthesis
- Automated reporting packs
- Reusable model templates
- Dashboards and data tools
Your team leaves stronger
Every engagement includes knowledge transfer, so your team keeps the models, methods and know-how after we finish.
Typical deliverables
- Handover playbooks
- Model walk-throughs
- Practitioner mentoring
- Reusable toolkits
Challenge navigator
What are you trying to solve?
Choose the challenge closest to yours. We’ll show you how MAS would typically approach it, what you get, and which engagement model fits.
How MAS would help
Investment opportunity assessment
We build the investment case independently and quickly, so your deal team can focus on negotiation and judgement.
Model: Project · Typically 4–8 weeks
What you get
- Financial model and valuation range
- Market, peer and risk assessment
- IC-ready summary and recommendation
How MAS would help
Portfolio performance insight
We turn portfolio data into a clear view of value drivers, risks and actions.
Model: Project or On-demand · Typically 6–10 weeks
What you get
- Performance diagnostics and benchmarking
- Value-creation levers by asset
- Recurring dashboard or reporting pack
How MAS would help
Peak-period capacity
We embed analysts in your team during busy cycles such as budgeting, IC season or a live transaction.
Model: Embedded team · Flexible, from 2 weeks
What you get
- Analysts working to your processes
- Engagement lead oversight and QA
- Ramp up or down as needed
How MAS would help
Strategy and business planning
We structure the options, test the numbers and help you land a plan leadership can endorse.
Model: Project · Typically 6–12 weeks
What you get
- Strategic options and scenarios
- Business plan and financial projections
- Executive presentation
How MAS would help
Modernising analysis with AI
We redesign recurring analytical work with AI and automation and hand the tools over to your team.
Model: Project + Capability transfer · Typically 4–8 weeks
What you get
- Process diagnostic and quick wins
- AI-assisted research and reporting tools
- Playbook and team enablement
How we engage
Three ways to work with MAS, one clear approach
Pick the engagement model that suits your need, then follow the work from brief to impact.
A defined scope, a clear deliverable and a fixed timeline. Best for discrete questions such as an investment case, a strategic review or a business plan.
- Best for: Discrete, outcome-based questions
- Team: Engagement lead + analysts
- Governance: Steering check-ins at each milestone
MAS professionals join your team and work to your rhythms and processes for an agreed period, with MAS quality oversight.
- Best for: Peak periods and sustained workloads
- Team: 1–4 analysts, MAS-supervised
- Governance: Monthly performance review
A flexible pool of analytical capacity you call on for recurring or quick-turn requests.
- Best for: Recurring analysis and quick turnarounds
- Team: Shared MAS pool
- Governance: Request-based with service standards
From brief to impact in four steps
Frame the question
We start with the decision you need to make. Together we agree the key questions, success measures, timeline and team, usually in a single working session.
Gather and analyse
We gather data, run the analysis and test hypotheses, using AI tools to speed up research and modelling. You see emerging findings early, not just at the end.
Recommend and present
We turn the analysis into clear, executive-ready recommendations and support you through IC, board or leadership discussions.
Embed and hand over
We hand over models, playbooks and know-how so your team keeps the capability after the engagement ends.
Build your indicative team
Choose a work type and complexity, then select a duration under your result to fill the brief. We confirm final scope and resourcing with you at kick-off.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time), senior advisor / practitioner (part-time), and 1 analyst.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time), senior advisor / practitioner (part-time), and 2 analysts.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time), senior advisor / practitioner (dedicated), and 3 analysts.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time) and 1 analyst.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time) and 2 analysts.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time), senior advisor / practitioner (dedicated), and 4 analysts.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time) and 1 analyst.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time) and 2 analysts.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time), senior advisor / practitioner (dedicated), and 4 analysts.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time), AI / data specialist (dedicated), and 1 analyst.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time), AI / data specialist (dedicated), and 2 analysts.
Indicative team · Engagement lead (part-time), senior advisor / practitioner (dedicated), AI / data specialist (dedicated), and 2 analysts.
Suggested model · Project for advisory, financial analysis or technology-enabled analysis. For additional team capacity, choose Embedded team.
Suggested model · Project, moving to On-demand for advisory, financial analysis or technology-enabled analysis. For additional team capacity, choose Embedded team.
Our work · Illustrative examples
Engagements across the Mubadala ecosystem
Illustrative examples of the kind of work MAS delivers for units and platforms. Hover over a card to see the outcome.
Investment committee preparation
Investment committee preparation
Portfolio performance deep-dive
Portfolio performance deep-dive
Budget-cycle analyst support
Budget-cycle analyst support
Automated reporting pack
Automated reporting pack
Strategic options review
Strategic options review
Market and peer scan
Market and peer scan
Our people
Practitioner-led, with a bench we develop
Experienced professionals lead our engagements. Emerging UAE National analysts work alongside them, so clients get senior judgement and the capacity of a delivery team, while the work builds the national financial talent pipeline.
Engagement leads
Experienced practitioners who own quality and client outcomes
Analysts and associates
UAE National talent delivering analysis on real mandates
AI and data tools
Speeding up research, modelling and reporting
“Talent development is how we build capability. What clients receive is the advisory outcome.”
Talent pathways
Two pathways into MAS
Each pathway has its own page with duration, schedule and how to apply.
CFA pathway
Financial Analyst Accelerator
News
See MAS in motion
Announcements, cohorts and milestones from across MAS.
FAQ
Questions business units ask us
Can’t find your answer? Send us a short brief and an engagement lead will follow up.
Who can engage MAS?
Business units and platforms across the Mubadala ecosystem, including UAE Investments and the other investment platforms, as well as corporate functions.
How is MAS different from an external consultancy?
We work from inside the ecosystem, so we start with context and familiar governance. We also scale flexibly and transfer the knowledge back to your team.
How is confidential information handled?
All engagements follow Mubadala’s information-security and confidentiality standards.
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Tell us about your challenge
Share a short brief. An engagement lead will follow up to scope the work with you.