Former in-house lawyer to one of the world’s largest investment banks in London, subsequently moved to Dubai to head the Capital Markets and Investment Banking team a t a top tier power law firm renowned for advising Dubai Government and members of the Dubai royal family Sagheer successfully established his practice and team a s internationally recognized with very strong connections within the Middle East and Asia Pacific and for his ability i n continuing to net Dubai Government deals. He was lead counsel for the Government of Dubai (Department of Civil Aviation) on what was a t the time the largest ever Sukuk bond deal. The total project was i n excess of US$ 4 billion used to finance the expansion of Dubai International Airport. He wa s ranked a s one of the leading lawyers by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and earned his entry into Who’s Who Legal publication.
In 2007 Sagheer established Praesidium LLP, a compliance consultancy firm a t the Dubai International Financial Centre. Through his consistent unrivalled service, he managed to build an elite portfolio of some of the most recognized and influential global names. In 2010 he successfully joint ventured his business with Tricor Global, a member of Bank of East Asia Group to create Tricor Praesidium. The JV coupled with Tricor’s global reach, had a combined resource capacity of over 1,500 staff across 23 offices and were regarded a sthe dominant DIFC firm.
In 2010 Sagheer partnered with Tower Group, a U S Development firm to develop ultra luxury hotels
around the world and created 12 Blues Hotels & Resorts. For hisfirst project i n the Maldives he was featured and was quoted a s being the next ’Adrian Zecha,” the legendary hotelier behind the ultraluxury Aman Resorts. In 2019 Sagheer re-entered the consultancy space. Driven by a desire to create a formidable organization that attracted the most spirited intellectual firepower he launched Unitas Client Advisory. Located i n the Nasdaq Building i n the Dubai International Financial Centre, the premise was to offer unrivalled bespoke consultancy services to the most prominent and discerning of clients looking for that difference i n approach. He further established Unitas i n ADGM and subsequently Unitas Integra a s a CSP business i n DIFC. He exited Unitas i n January 2025 and rebranded the CSP a s Integra Global Partners. (IGP) which he co-founded.
IGP’s strategy i s unique and stands apart from its competitors. Its focus is quality i n its deliverables rather than quantity and only accepts mandates from vetted and a notable client base. Sagheer i s a seasoned professional and i s frequently quoted by his colleagues and clients alike for having a sharp business acumen and for his uncompromising attention to detail.