Mohamed El Akhdar

Mr. Mohamed is the co-founder and managing partner of Square Forty, a private equity firm focused on buyouts and special situations. He brings over 17 years of experience across various industries including financial services, healthcare, real estate, consumer, energy, transportation, construction and building materials among others.

Prior to Square Forty, Mr. Mohamed was the CEO of the investment banking division of Beltone Financial (BTFH.CA) in Egypt, where he provided advisory services for a full range of transactions including mergers, sales, acquisitions, spin-offs, divestitures and other restructurings. He also worked closely with financial sponsors to originate, structure, and execute equity capital market transactions including initial public offerings and follow-on offerings.

Prior to Beltone, he was a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) within the global corporate strategy team, in Washington DC and later in Abu Dhabi, where he advised major corporations and governments on strategic transformation initiatives worldwide.

Mr. Mohamed holds a B.S in Engineering from the American University in Cairo (AUC) and a M.S in Finance (summa cum laude) from the George Washington University School of Business.