Ziad Abdelnour

Current

President & CEO at Blackhawk Partners, Inc.
Senior Managing Director at European American Advisors, Inc.
Founder and President at U.S Committee for a Free Lebanon

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Past

Founder and Co-Publisher at Middle East Intelligence Bulletin
Managing Director & Head of Venture Finance at THCG, Inc.(formerly Hambro America Securities, Inc.)
Managing Director & Head of Private Finance at Ladenburg Thalmann, Inc.

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Education

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
American University of Beirut

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Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Ziad Abdelnour’s Summary

• Highly accomplished Wall Street deal maker, trader and financier.

• Worked over the last two decades on more than 125 corporate transactions representing approximately $30 billion in value and ranging in size from $5 million - $5 billion.

• Personally raised in excess of $3.5 billion in privately placed debt and equity financing for more than 100 companies involved in leveraged buyout, acquisition financing, and growth financing and corporate restructuring worldwide.

• Built and financed a dozen companies from start to exit and generated in the process over $50 million in fees and over $200 million in value for firms and portfolio companies associated with.

We are a private investment firm that partners with talented operating executives to invest in small and middle-market businesses. Target company revenues typically range from $10 - 100mm with a minimum EBITDA of $2mm.

Our investment approach consists of filling in the funding gap between angel funding and major private equity groups by being the “lead” investor and supplying all the capital required through exit.

The core of our investment philosophy is a long-term partnership with talented operating executives. We are always looking for operating executives who have a track record of success and an investment thesis for the type of business they would like to acquire.

Qualified candidates should have:

1. Track Record of Success

Management Partners must have a verifiable track record of success with P&L responsibility as CEO, COO, President or General Manager of a company or division with revenues of at least $25 million.

2. Investment Thesis

Management Partners must have developed an investment thesis, based on their experience and knowledge of their industry. The investment thesis should describe the type of company or companies to be acquired and why it would be an attractive investment. A list of specific acquisition targets is a positive but is not required.

Ziad Abdelnour’s Specialties:

Private Equity

Sponsoring of scalable platforms and roll-up plays across the spectrum. Building companies from $10 million to $500 million in revenues and EBITDA margins of at least 30% within 5 years.

Physical Commodities Trading

Moving the two most valuable commodities (oil and gold) globally serving the needs of the largest commodities houses around the world and creating obscene wealth for all