Our Leadership
Our Team of trusted Advisors having comprehensive experience and expertise in financial advisory are well equipped to provide our Clients with professional advice concerning their individual and corporate requirements.
LASSE WÅGENE
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Partner - Transaction Advisory
Lasse Wågene is a seasoned transactional leader and advisor with more than 25 years of experience guiding high-value mergers, acquisitions, capital raises, and corporate turnarounds. Having founded companies, led them as CEO and CFO, and taken them public, he offers a rare blend of a principal’s strategic mindset and hands-on investment banking execution.
His expertise spans the full deal lifecycle within capital markets, complex M&A, and strategic restructurings. He has primarily operated in the energy, industrial and technology sectors, where he has personally directed transactions with a total value exceeding $1.5 billion.
Lasse possesses a deep background in corporate finance, financial modeling, and strategic due diligence. He has played a pivotal role in several landmark deals, including the formation and NYSE IPO of Vanguard Natural Resources and its subsequent ~$910 million merger with Encore Energy Partners. He also led the development of an advanced plastic recycling technology platform as CEO of Poseidon Plastics.
His proficiency extends to structured and secured debt financing, private equity placements, portfolio optimization, and post-merger integration. Throughout his career, Lasse has held key leadership roles—including CEO, CFO, and Board Member—within portfolio companies. Earlier, he served as a Partner in the Energy Investment Banking group at Carnegie ASA in Oslo and as Vice President of Energy Finance at DNB
KEY TRANSACTIONS
- Led the formation, $100 million IPO, and subsequent ~$910 million acquisition of Encore Energy Partners for Vanguard Natural Resources (NYSE: VNR).
- Secured a $200 million Senior Secured Facility and executed a $40 million private placement of Senior Notes during the restructuring of Nami Resources.
- Managed the corporate divestiture and strategic process that resulted in the creation of two separate entities, Vanguard and Vinland Energy.
- Arranged a $75 million Senior Secured Facility for the startup and financing of Vinland Energy, LLC.
- As CEO of Poseidon Plastics Ltd, led the team that developed a leading technology platform for advanced recycling of mixed waste plastics.
- Advised on the restructuring and initial public offering (IPO) of Aker Kvaerner as a Partner in Carnegie’s Investment Banking division.
KEY CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP
- Honours in Finance, University of Strathclyde
- Published Author (Dissertation on Insider Trading, Norwegian Financial Daily)
- Former Board Member, Vanguard Natural Resources LLC (NYSE: VNR)
- Former Board Member, Wågene Purifiner Technology AS
MOHAMMED MUFEED
CFA, FRM, FCCA, ACMA, MSc
Director Financial Advisory
Umasudhan Subramaniam is a seasoned Financial & Management Advisor with over 20 years of experience in accountancy, finance, banking, strategic planning, risk management, feasibility studies, re-structuring and capital markets, reinforced by the top-notch professional and scholastic qualifications and experience in managing large teams. Prior to IBNSA Advisory he upheld Head of Strategy and Analysis for a leading commercial bank in Qatar and was responsible for strategy formulation, annual budgeting, business planning, business unit performance measurement, developing management presentation for rating agencies & investors, determining appropriate dividend policies, capital and financing decisions. He also has sound knowledge on implementation of complex accounting standards. Possess significant practical knowledge on M&A valuation, deal structuring and financial due diligence. Umasudhan has also fulfilled the role of Acting Vice President and a team lead for a large Global investment bank’s equity research team through Moody’s Analytics. In addition, he has held various responsible positions in the area of finance, accounting, wealth management and risk management over the last 20 years.
KEY CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP
- Master’s in Professional Accountancy –University College London/ University of London
- CFA Charter holder – (Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, USA)
- Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) –Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP, USA)
- Fellow Member of ACCA – (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK)
- Associate Member of CIMA – (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK)
MOHAMMED MUFEED
Associate Certified Chartered Accountant – ACCA
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Mufeed has more than eight years of experience in the field of financial advisory, business valuation, Finance, business strategy, financial planning and analysis, costing & budgeting and possess knowledge of the business outlook of local markets of the Gulf region.
He was also engaged in various consulting assignments that include formulating strategies for cost reduction initiatives. His sector exposure comprises Technology Solutions, Retail and FMCG, Real Estate and Financial Services.
KEY CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP
- Associate Certified Chartered Accountant – ACCA
- BSc Hons in Applied Accounting & Business
SALIM ABDUL KARIM
M.Tech
Partner - Strategy & Transformation
Salim M. Abdul Kareem is a distinguished business transformation leader with over 34 years of experience in operations excellence, enterprise risk management and strategic restructuring. His expertise spans across the oil & gas, petrochemical and energy sector, where he has successfully led large-scale transformation initiatives and operational optimization.
Prior to joining IBNSA, Salim served as the Head of Operations at Qatar Energy, where he played a pivotal role in production coordination, enterprise risk management and profit improvement strategies. His leadership helped achieve 6.5 million manhours without LTI, showcasing his commitment to operational safety and efficiency.
Salim’s strong background is in strategic planning, digital transformation and project management as he has collaborated with top international technology licensors and consulting firms, including McKinsey, UOP and Technip.
KEY CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP
- M. Tech Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras
- B. Tech Chemical Engineering
- Fundamental of Refining from Mckinsey
- Leadership Program from Cranefield University UK
FARHAN DALVI
BBA
Partner - Strategy & Transformation
Farhan Dalvi is a seasoned Cloud Solution Lead – Azure with over a decade of expertise in cloud infrastructure, virtualization, and IT support. He has led Azure cloud delivery projects, orchestrating large-scale deployments that improved e ciency by 30% and reduced delivery timelines by 25%, while designing scalable architectures, standardizing documentation, and implementing automated pipelines with Terraform and PowerShell to cut deployment times in half.
He has delivered end-to-end Azure consulting engagements across industries, driving cost reductions, improving scalability, and deploying advanced security measures such as Azure Sentinel, Security Center, and Backup, while also advising clients on Total Cost of Ownership. He has managed and secured virtualized infrastructures using VMware and Hyper-V, enforced enterprise-grade security policies, optimized server performance, and delivered technical training to strengthen adoption and e ciency.
Earlier in his career, he provided IT support, resolving incidents within SLA timelines, maintaining servers and networks, supporting VoIP infrastructure, safeguarding data through consistent backups, upgrading operating systems, and improving communication capabilities. His core expertise spans cloud architecture, hybrid/cloud networking, Azure Kubernetes Services, data center migrations, Active Directory, virtualization, and technical team leadership, enabling him to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud solutions tailored to enterprise needs. Core Competencies: • Cloud Infrastructure
KEY CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- SC-200: Microsoft Certified Security Operations Analyst Associate
- MS-500: Microsoft 365 Certified Security Administrator Associate
- AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Engineer Associate
- MS-700: Microsoft Teams Administrator Associate
- AZ-305: Microsoft Azure Architect – Design
- AZ-300: Microsoft Azure Architect – Technologies
- AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
CARTP: Certified Azure Red Team Professional