The Badwa Deal Team
Our team brings extensive experience, industry knowledge and an unparalleled network
Fawzi Jumean
Chairman & Partner
Yale BA | Stanford MBA
Since founding Badwa Capital in 2010, Fawzi has advised blue-chip clients on M&A and capital solutions transactions across sectors valued at more than $10b and has launched the firm’s investments business. Fawzi began his career at Morgan Stanley in New York, where he advised on M&A and financing transactions. He serves as Vice Chair of the Advisory Council at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He earned his BA from Yale University and his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Abdulaziz Alfalih
Partner & Board Member
MIT BSc | Stanford MBA
Abdulaziz is a Partner and Board Member at Badwa Capital. Since joining Badwa, he has advised on a range of M&A and capital solutions transactions across multiple sectors and led the firm’s inaugural investment in a regional growth stage business. Before joining Badwa, Abdulaziz was a consultant with McKinsey & Company, where he focused on advising private equity firms and institutional investors. He earned his BSc from MIT and his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
Executive Director
Yale BA | CFA
Talal is an Executive Director at Badwa Capital. Since joining Badwa, he has advised on a range of M&A and other corporate finance transactions across sectors. Talal was previously with Watar Partners, where he invested across multiple asset classes. He earned his BA from Yale University.
Ahmad Ismail
Executive Director
AUB BA | ESCP MF
Ahmad joined Badwa Capital in June 2025, after 11 years at Moelis, where he advised leading public and private corporates, government‐related entities and family conglomerates on their capital solutions (IPO, capital structure optimization, debt restructuring) and M&A transactions. He holds a BA from the American University of Beirut and a Master’s from ESCP Business School.
Felice Farina
Associate
Bocconi University BSc and MSc
Felice is an Associate at Badwa Capital. Felice was previously with Houlihan Lokey in London, where he worked in the investment banking team covering the oil & gas sector, and with QInvest in Doha, where he was responsible for principal investments and advisory across multiple sectors. He earned his BSc and MSc from Bocconi University.
Jeremy Hopkins
Associate
MIF | IE Business School
Jeremy is a Associate at Badwa Capital. He was previously with Citigroup, where he was on the investment banking team covering the industrials sector in EMEA. He earned his BCom from the University of Melbourne and his MiF from IE.