Imad Ghandour
InvestorCedarBridge Co-Founder & Managing Director and Access Bridge Ventures Co-Founder at Access Bridge Ventures
United Kingdom
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About
Imad Ghandour is Managing Director at CedarBridge Capital Partners, where he is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and monitoring investments across the UK, EU, and MENA regions, and serves as a board member at Futura Education Investments. He has closed 25 deals and invested more than $400 million across the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and China, focusing on the consumer, beauty, education, healthcare, and technology sectors, with transactions including CIRA, Metito, Murdock, and Kids First Group. He is a co-founder of the MENA Private Equity Association, authored the annual "Private Equity & Venture Capital in Middle East Report," and received the Private Equity Man of the Year Merit Award in 2011.
Experience
- Futura Education investmentsBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- CedarBridge Capital PartnersManaging Director, Member of the Investment Committeecurrent2011 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Access Bridge VenturesMember of Investment Committeecurrent2021 — presentAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- MurdockDirectorcurrent2019 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Trevor Sorbie International plcExecutive Directorcurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Alshams LabsBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentCairo, Egypt
- SAE InstituteBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentDubai, UAE
- Sisters Beauty LoungeBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentDubai, UAE
- Kids First GroupDirector, Member of Executive Committeecurrent2011 — presentDubai, UAE
- MENA Private Equity AssociationCo-foundercurrent2010 — present
- The Grooming CompanyBoard Member2015 — 2024Dubai, UAE
- Cairo Investment and Real Estate Company (CIRA)Board Director2012 — 2015Cairo, Egypt
- Gulf CapitalExecutive Director for Private Equity2006 — 2011
- TechnoGroup Investments HoldingsBoard member2010 — 2011
- Maarif Education and Training Holding CoBoard member & Chairman of the Executive Committee2007 — 2011
- MetitoBoard member2006 — 2011
- Gulf Venture Capital AssociationBoard member2005 — 2010
- IBIfreelance consultant2004 — 2005
- Arab Science and Technology Foundation - ASTFDirector2003 — 2005
- Money Line ME LLCPartner1996 — 2005
Skills & more
Management99Strategy69Leadership51Strategic Planning28Negotiation21Start-ups83Private Equity99Business Strategy99Venture Capital99Due Diligence97Mergers20Investments99
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EntrepreneurshipEmerging MarketsMarket ResearchFinancial StructuringPortfolio ManagementStructured FinanceStrategic ConsultingMergers & AcquisitionsExecutive ManagementFinanceAsset ManagementFinancial AdvisoryFrom Imad's professional profile.
Colleagues at Access Bridge Ventures
Aly Ramadan
Investment Team at Access Bridge Ventures
Hamed Mahmoud
Investment Team at Access Bridge Ventures
Issa Aghabi
Managing Director at Access Bridge Ventures
Magellan Makhlouf
CedarBridge Co-Founder & Managing Director and Access Bridge Ventures Co-Founder at Access Bridge Ventures
Omar Taha
Investment Team at Access Bridge Ventures
Rakan Alrashed
Director at Access Bridge Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Imad Ghandour?
- Imad Ghandour is Managing Director at CedarBridge Capital Partners, where he is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and monitoring investments across the UK, EU, and MENA regions, and serves as a board member at Futura Education Investments. He has closed 25 deals and invested more than $400 million across the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and China, focusing on the consumer, beauty, education, healthcare, and technology sectors, with transactions including CIRA, Metito, Murdock, and Kids First Group. He is a co-founder of the MENA Private Equity Association, authored the annual "Private Equity & Venture Capital in Middle East Report," and received the Private Equity Man of the Year Merit Award in 2011.
- Where does Imad Ghandour work?
- Imad Ghandour is CedarBridge Co-Founder & Managing Director and Access Bridge Ventures Co-Founder at Access Bridge Ventures.
- Where did Imad Ghandour go to school?
- Imad Ghandour studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (MBA); American University of Beirut (Computer & Communication Engineering); lnternational College (Bacc).
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Also attended American University of Beirut69
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