Red Med Capital has appointed Ali Ait Mansour as managing director of Red Med Corporate Finance. Ait Mansour is returning to the group after 10 years in Canada, where he built experience in mergers and acquisitions, fundraising and corporate finance. He first joined Red Med Capital in 2012 as an M&A manager. He stayed until 2016 and worked on several major strategic transactions.
He then joined Bank of Montreal (BMO) in Toronto as an M&A director. During the next decade, he worked on mergers, acquisitions and fundraising deals in Canada and the United States. He also built a strong network among North American private equity funds.
Ait Mansour has also worked in France, including at Société Générale CIB, Technip Energies and Mondelēz International.
Red Med Capital said the appointment brings back an executive who “grew within Red Med Capital” and is returning with “robust international experience and new expertise”.
His appointment gives Red Med Corporate Finance a senior dealmaker with experience across North America, Europe and Morocco. It also adds links to North American private equity investors and international M&A networks.
Red Med Corporate Finance is the investment banking and advisory arm of Red Med Capital. It works with Moroccan and international companies on mergers and acquisitions, company sales, joint ventures and restructuring in Morocco and across Africa.
The firm also advises on privatisation programmes. It has a track record of working with the Moroccan government on major state privatisation programmes.
Its capital markets business helps companies raise money through debt issues, private placements and equity transactions. The firm also provides advice on company valuations, sector comparisons and major corporate decisions.
Red Med Corporate Finance says it has advised on more than 135 billion dirhams in transactions.
Its work covers a wide range of sectors, including telecommunications, renewable energy, mining, agri-food, infrastructure, financial services and large real estate projects.
The firm operates from Casablanca Finance City and Rabat. It is independent of traditional commercial banks, allowing it to provide advice to local mid-sized companies, large domestic groups and multinational companies expanding into North and West Africa.
Red Med Capital has also recently taken steps to expand its business and strengthen its position in the market.
The group received the Société Sportive 2026 label from the Moroccan Professional Sports Federation (FMPS). The label recognises its involvement in the professionalisation of sports governance.
Red Med Capital also renewed its Best Places to Work in Morocco certification. The group recorded an employee satisfaction score of 87% after being ranked among the country’s top employers.
Red Med Corporate Finance has advised on several major transactions. It acted as the exclusive financial adviser to Ports4Impact, a subsidiary of Marsa Maroc, on its acquisition entry into Raja Club Athletic S.A.
The group’s subsidiaries have also worked on major capital market transactions. Red Med advised Africa Feed & Food, alongside We Advise, on a 700 million-dirham private bond placement.
The group is also involved in major real estate projects, including the M Tower in Casablanca Finance City and the SOHAUS coastal development.
