My conversation with B Investments’ Hazem Barakat
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I’m joined on the show by Hazem Barakat, co-founder and Chairman of B Investments. Hazem founded the company in 2006 with a vision to invest in domestic businesses.
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On the first of two episodes, we talk about the personal turning points that shape how he leads and lives—from moving to the US at 16 to returning to Egypt to work with his father—and the realities of private equity in Egypt.
On Part 2 coming up next week, we’ll dive into the world of private equity and investor interest in sectors such as education, healthcare and agriculture.
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03:10 Moving to the US
08:58 Working with his father
13:37 The move to private equity
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Malak Fouad
Malak is a communications specialist who has worked across a wide spectrum of the industry. She founded A&T Media in 2021, and hosts What I Did Next. She also manages The Nadia Younes Memorial Fund, dedicated to her late aunt and housed at AUC.
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Hazem Barakat
Hazem Barakat is the co-founder and Chairman of B Investments. He also sits on the boards of Al-Ismaelia, Basata Finance, The Egyptian IVF Center and Daikin Egypt.
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