Sofiane Lahmar
InvestorChief Executive Officer and Partner at Development Partners International
London, England, United Kingdom
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About
Sofiane Lahmar is CEO and Partner at Development Partners International, a Pan-African investment firm. His work focuses on private equity investing in African companies within emerging markets.
Experience
- Development Partners InternationalCEO & Partnercurrent2010 — present
- Kingdom Zephyr Africa ManagementPartner and Co-Chief Investment Officer2005 — 2010
- J.P. MorganVice President, Mergers & Acquisitions1999 — 2005
- FleetBoston FinancialFX Options Trading1998 — 1999
Skills & more
Principal Investing3Portfolio Management5Private Equity75Investment Banking43Emerging Markets42Investments28MergersTrading7FX OptionsValuation11Corporate Finance12Financial Modeling4
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Due DiligenceFinancial AnalysisFinancial StructuringMergersMutual FundsAfrican Private EquityLanguages Arabic · French
From Sofiane's professional profile.
Colleagues at Development Partners International
Adefolarin Ogunsanya
Partner, Investment at Development Partners International
Agnès Rozehnal
Wealth Management assistant at Sogelac SA
Ashley Lewis
Managing Partner VC at Development Partners International
Babacar Ka
Partner, Investment at Development Partners International
Eduardo Gutierrez-Garcia
Senior Advisor at Development Partners International
Jade Del Lero Moreau
Partner, Investment at Development Partners International
James Griffiths
Co-Head Private Equity Investment Team and Partner at Development Partners International
Joanne Yoo
Partner at Development Partners International
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sofiane Lahmar?
- Sofiane Lahmar is CEO and Partner at Development Partners International, a Pan-African investment firm. His work focuses on private equity investing in African companies within emerging markets.
- Where does Sofiane Lahmar work?
- Sofiane Lahmar is Chief Executive Officer and Partner at Development Partners International.
- Where did Sofiane Lahmar go to school?
- Sofiane Lahmar studied at Brandeis School of Business and Economics (MA, International Economics and Finance); Université Paris Dauphine - PSL (Maitrise (Masters), Management & Finance).
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Also attended Brandeis School of Business and Economics12
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Also attended Université Paris Dauphine - PSL278
Aryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersPatrick MalkaGeneral Partner at Newfund CapitalHenri DeshaysGeneral Partner at Newfund CapitalFlorence DardChief Client Officer at Pantheon VenturesSabrine ChahrourSenior Associate at Partech VenturesPhilippe CollombelFounding & General Partner at Partech Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management4
Also worked at J.P. Morgan1,282
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