Team

The Badwa Deal Team

Our team brings extensive experience, industry knowledge and an unparalleled network

Deal Team

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.