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Ziad Abaza

Investor

Co-Head Private Equity Investment Team and Partner at Development Partners International

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Ziad Abaza is a Partner and Co-Head of Investments at Development Partners International, a Pan-African private equity firm. His work spans emerging markets private equity, with a focus on growth, impact, and sustainability investing.

Experience

  1. Development Partners InternationalPartnercurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Alameda HealthcareBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. Marcyrl Pharmaceutical IndustriesBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. KazyonBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  5. MNT-HalanBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  6. B.TECHBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentEgypt
  7. EGIC - Egyptian German Industrial CorporateBoard Member2017 — 2024Egypt
  8. Perella Weinberg PartnersDirector2010 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  9. Merrill LynchAnalyst2007 — 2009London, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of BristolBachelor's of engineering, Engineering Design2003 — 2007
  2. British International School, CairoInternational Baccalaureate1996 — 2003

Skills & more

Business AnalysisInvestment Banking7Capital Markets4Valuation9Financial Modeling9Private Equity5Hedge Funds1Equities1Due Diligence3Corporate Finance4Emerging MarketsFinancial Analysis1
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Languages Arabic · English · French

From Ziad's professional profile.

Colleagues at Development Partners International

Adefolarin Ogunsanya
Partner, Investment at Development Partners International
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
Marc Stoneham
Partner, Value Creation at Development Partners International

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