Salmaan is a partner in the M&A and Transactions advisory team of Grant Thornton in the UAE. He has acted as the lead M&A adviser on domestic and cross-border transactions involving companies across North America, Far East, Europe, Middle East, Pakistan, India and South Africa. He previously led the listed company M&A practice at Grant Thornton in the UK, where he advised companies on their strategies, bid tactics, business plans, valuations, corporate governance related issues and funding options including IPOs