Ashraf Zaki

Director/Board Member at FAWRY FOR BANKING TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS S.A.E.

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Ashraf is the founder of Lorax Capital Partners.
Prior to that, Ashraf founded and managed Gaston Capital, a boutique investment bank focused primarily on advisory and capital raising transactions in the Middle East region.
Prior to that, Ashraf was Co-Head of Investment Banking at EFG-Hermes as well as a member of the Executive Committee.
As part of his role, he oversaw a team of 25 professionals based in Cairo executing mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt raising as well as restructuring assignments.
During his time at EFG Hermes, he oversaw the group’s revenue growth from less than USD4 million in 2004 to approximately USD75 million at the end of 2007.
During that time, Ashraf executed more than USD6 billion of M&A transactions and an additional USD6 billion of equity transactions.
Between 1998 and 2004, Ashraf worked at Morgan Stanley Investment Banking and at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. between 1996 and 1998.
Ashraf graduated from Cairo University Faculty of Engineering in 1993.

Ashraf Zaki active positions

Companies	Position	Start
FAWRY FOR BANKING TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS S.A.E.	Director/Board Member	2015-08-12
CONTACT FINANCIAL HOLDING S.A.E.	Director/Board Member	-
Lorax Capital Partners Lorax Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance LCP invests in companies located in Egypt. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in buyout and growth capital requirements.	Founder	2016-03-31
Advanced Education For The Establishment Management S.A.E Advanced Education For The Establishment Management S.A.E Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an education management company that develops and operates private schools	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Ashraf Zaki

Companies	Position	End
Gaston Capital Management	Founder	2016-03-30
EFG-Hermes Asset Management SAE EFG-Hermes Asset Management SAE Investment ManagersFinance EFG Hermes is a Sharia-compliant manager which seeks to consistently outperform regional benchmarks, aiming to achieve long-term capital appreciation. They concentrate their investments in the Middle East and North Africa and actively look for dynamic asset allocations aligned with Islamic investment principles. The firm's public equity investment approach is based on a fundamental, absolute return-driven strategy. EFG Hermes aims to produce risk adjusted-returns by investing in capital markets in the MENA region.	Chief Investment Officer	2008-01-30
MORGAN STANLEY	Corporate Officer/Principal	2004-04-29
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage Services	Analyst-Equity	1998-06-30
Misr Hytech Seed International SAE Misr Hytech Seed International SAE Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Produces agricultural seeds	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	11
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage Services	Finance
Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth and asset management, trading & investment banking services	Finance
University of Cairo University of Cairo Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
EFG-Hermes Asset Management SAE EFG-Hermes Asset Management SAE Investment ManagersFinance EFG Hermes is a Sharia-compliant manager which seeks to consistently outperform regional benchmarks, aiming to achieve long-term capital appreciation. They concentrate their investments in the Middle East and North Africa and actively look for dynamic asset allocations aligned with Islamic investment principles. The firm's public equity investment approach is based on a fundamental, absolute return-driven strategy. EFG Hermes aims to produce risk adjusted-returns by investing in capital markets in the MENA region.	Finance
Fawry for Banking & Payment Technology Services SAE Fawry for Banking & Payment Technology Services SAE Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and operates as an electronic bill payment platform	Technology Services
Misr Hytech Seed International SAE Misr Hytech Seed International SAE Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Produces agricultural seeds	Process Industries
Orchidia Pharmaceutical Industries Orchidia Pharmaceutical Industries Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures, distributes and markets ophthalmic pharmaceutical products	Health Technology
Contact Financial Holding SAE Contact Financial Holding SAE Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides auto loans, consumer financing, mortgage, insurance brokerage and asset management services	Finance
Lorax Capital Partners Lorax Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance LCP invests in companies located in Egypt. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It participates in buyout and growth capital requirements.	Finance
Advanced Education For The Establishment Management S.A.E Advanced Education For The Establishment Management S.A.E Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an education management company that develops and operates private schools	Commercial Services
Gaston Capital Management